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    "id": 1357504,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1357504/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13199,
        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
        "slug": "enoch-kiio-wambua"
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on the matter of human-wildlife conflict, it is a shame that 60 years after Independence, we are still grappling with the basics of the issue of human-wildlife conflict. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have a case in point. Two weeks ago, in a ward called Tharaka in Kitui County, we lost a schoolgirl to a snake bite. The agony of the loss is that she was bitten by a Black Mamba, and in the list of the animals which would attract compensation from Government, Black Mamba is not listed. So, in essence, that girl is lost and that is it. There is nothing we can do about that. We have a lot of Black Mambas in Kitui County and they are very aggressive snakes. Our people are dying out of snake bites from Black Mamba. However, the excuse given by the KWS and the Government is that there is no provision for compensation if you are bitten by a Black Mamba. What is the Ministry doing to address this issue? Lastly, I saw the CS the other day in my county helping with planting trees. The bigger the vegetation, the more the infestation by Black Mambas. So, after he has done something that will attract more Black Mambas in Kitui County, what are they going to do to ensure that if our people are bitten by that snake, they are compensated? I think I have done well for the first time."
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