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    "id": 1475143,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1475143/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Miano",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife",
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    "content": "for this year’s World Tourism Day. We have discussed with the Ministry of Interior and National Administration and tomorrow we will sign a MoU with activities and programmes that we shall use to promote tourism and security, including in Mombasa. Regarding the airlines landing in Mombasa, the hon. Member asked what I have done since I was appointed. This is the fifth week in office. However, I want to confirm that we have had a conversation with the Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport with a view to discussing more airline access, especially those that were operating even pre- COVID-19 pandemic that had already been licensed and how they can make a return. I wish to confirm that FlyDubai operates direct flights to Moi International Airport, Mombasa, and KQ operates seven times per week between Dubai and Mombasa. Mombasa being a critical tourist destination, we feel that we need more access than we have. We will continue having the discussions even in the days to come. I believe that tourism is almost a low-hanging fruit in creating jobs, especially for the youth and promoting economic opportunities in the region. Mombasa is well endowed. It has beaches, marine tourism, rich culture and history and good weather. I think Mombasa can do more justice to the tourism sector. I want to assure the hon. Member that we will do our best by sparing no effort in promoting the coast as one of the prestigious tourism destinations. It is already, but a lot more can be done. Concerning the question on human-wildlife conflict, it is true that human-wildlife conflict is a big challenge and is a vexation. It affects human beings and animals due to competition for resources. We are now working with the communities to set up conservancies in a bid to have a win-win situation to allow multiple land use through management plans, so that we can have co-existence of wildlife, livestock, tourism and other economic activities. We are also working on environmental restoration programmes. Noting that conservancies are voluntary, we are disseminating information for promotion of either private or community conservancies. Regarding the attacks in the Meru National Park, the Ministry, through the KWS, has programmed construction of water pans. Our Ministry is identifying resources to provide even more water because we know that lack of water is one of the biggest sources of human-wildlife conflict. We are also consulting with the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation and other stakeholders so that we can improve water provision. We are also working with the Ministry of Roads and Transport to improve road access in order to increase tourism visitation in the parks."
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