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    "id": 1353657,
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    "speaker_name": "Lamu East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Capt) Ruweida Mohamed",
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        "legal_name": "Shariff Athman Ali",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to take this opportunity to thank all the Hon. Members who have contributed to this Bill. Hon. Temporary Speaker, all the animals mentioned here by Members, including the snakes and the monkeys, affect all of us in one way or the other. However, this amendment is meant to correct the discrimination whereby only land animals are compensated for, while marine animals are left out. If they want to include snakes or even monkeys in case the budget allows, it will help all of us. What we want to amend is the little money that we have for compensation should include marine animals too. I support what one Member has said about the need for a bigger budget. If we have more money, many victims will be compensated and if we have less, it should include compensation for all animals, both marine and land. Hon. Temporary Speaker, on 4th September 2006, an Australian zookeeper Mr. Steve Irwin, was killed by a stingray while filming in the Great Barrier Reef. That shows that it is not only people from the coastal region who are affected. In Lamu, we have engineers; and one of our engineers is from the Kalenjin ethnic community. We also have captains from the Kikuyu ethnic community who are working in Lamu. So, this Bill will help everyone. Hon. Temporary Speaker, women at the coastal region are affected, and one Member here has mentioned about it. It is true that women in the coastal region are affected both economically and mentally. Some organs do not function well when a man is bitten by the stingray. It can even take six months for the man to start functioning fully again. This has led to increased divorce cases in the coastal region. I have seen the President of this country talking passionately about the issues of blue economy. This amendment will give confidence to the fishermen, hence improving our economy. Hon. Temporary Speaker, children are also affected in Lamu and the larger coastal region. As we speak, there is a child in Shanga area who was bitten by the stingray. This Bill will also help improve tourism. We can have a package for tourists to visit National and Marine Parks on the same day. It is very possible to do it in the coastal region. We have promoted swimming lions. This Bill will help and give confidence to the tour guides and the tourists to go and see the swimming lions. I would like to give a point of information. A member mentioned earlier about deep- sea fishing, but I can tell you that stingrays can come to the shore. Therefore, it can bite you while at the shore. I urge Members to support this Bill because it is going to help us economically and grow our blue economy. I beg to reply."
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