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    "id": 1353630,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1353630/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Igembe Central, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Karitho",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1574,
        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
        "slug": "cyprian-kubai-iringo"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support the Wildlife Conservation and Management (Amendment) Bill that was brought to the Floor of this House by Mheshimiwa Ruweida. I happen to have worked in the sea, and I know how risky it is. I know that in the sea, we have animals that are more dangerous than lions. Therefore, this Bill has come at the right time. It is very unfortunate that for many years, the people who have been working out in the sea have not been enjoying the compensation that is enjoyed by other Kenyans. They have been denied this right. It is good that we are coming to a time when we feel everybody should be taken care of and should feel equal being a Kenyan. On the issue of compensation, as much as we talk about it, it should be timely. It should not be a situation whereby a person is injured in 2023 and gets compensated in 2029. Compensation should be timely. The Government should take responsibility of making sure that the KWS is always funded to compensate those who are injured. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the blue economy cannot grow when everybody knows risks are not taken care of. When Kenyans know they will be compensated in case of anything, they will be encouraged to go for it. We should not leave it to the people living along the coast only, because it is a national resource which should be shared by all Kenyans. I come from Meru, where we have the Meru National Park. Our people are also having compensation problems because wildlife surrounds them. Most times, they invade our farms and eat the crops, while others devour our animals. But compensation is never forthcoming. I have cases of people who recorded claims in 2014 and have not been compensated to date. Yet, they were assured they will be compensated. When you have a farm, you develop it and keep animals so that you can benefit from them as soon as possible. When the wildlife come over and destroys all that you have worked for many years, then it takes years before you are compensated. That is justice delayed; which is justice denied. As much as we talk of compensation in the sea and farms, it should be timely. It should not take many years to be compensated. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support."
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