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    "id": 1275501,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1275501/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": "Heritage on the gazettement of Lake Ol’Bolossat as a national reserve under the Kenya Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013, to facilitate more effective conservation measures and boost eco tourism. CONCERNED THAT despite these efforts, the lake's ecosystem has significantly dwindled due to human activities and that its area has shrunk from around 10,000 hectares to about 2,000 leading to a decrease in water levels and a drop-in bird and hippopotamus populations. THAT, invasion of local communities with large herds of cattle and encroachment of riparian land has exasperated the situation. Interventions to save the lake and its ecosystem has been limited, causing concern among the public and stakeholders. The Assembly thereupon resolved, inter alia, (1) THAT, the Assembly petition the Senate of Kenya to consult the KWS, the NEMA, the KFR and other Government agencies to expedite the gazettement of Lake Ol’ Bolossat as a national reserve under the County Government of Nyandarua to augment conservation efforts, resolve human wildlife conflict, generate job opportunities, enhance own source revenue, and provide an alternative livelihood source for locals. (2) THAT, the Nyandarua County Government initiates consultations with the KWS for a potential partnership to enable the county government to fully protect the lake and generate revenue from it. (3) THAT, the county government confers with the national Government on exploiting the lake’s resources and establishes a phased plan for bio deposit exploration in the lake. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.48(7)(c), I direct that the matter, together with the set of correspondence received from the County Assembly of Nyandarua, be referred to the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources for consideration. I thank you."
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