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    "id": 1353627,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1353627/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ruiru, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Simon King’ara",
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    "content": "It is good to remind one another that we are growing our ports. We now have the Lamu Port, which was not there before. When it came into being, many people were put there to manage it, and hence became exposed to animals which are not covered under the current compensation plan. We should include species of animals that are not included. It is important to have the species that are not included in the Wildlife Conservation and Management (Amendment) Bill included in the Bill during the Committee of the whole House through an amendment. Another exposure is tourism. In other parts of the world, communities protect people who visit them for tourism. Since tourism brings in income to this country, I assume that the income is enough to compensate whoever is injured by water species. When it is known that we take care of anybody within our waters, it will encourage many people to invest and work in our waters. There is oil mining that is supposed to come soon. A high number of people are expected to be working in the sea. The question then will be: Will they be protected through compensation? If you go to the Port of Mombasa lately, you will note that the berth for the big ship to offload oil is in the sea. This berth needs to be maintained. That means that Kenyans with small boats that are high risk will forever be working around the berth, where the big ships that cannot The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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