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    "id": 1661,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nanok",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Forestry and Wildlife",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 57,
        "legal_name": "Josephat Koli Nanok",
        "slug": "josephat-nanok"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) My Ministry has recorded a total of six people reported to have been killed, while 11 people were injured by crocodiles and hippopotamus around Lake Turkana area from the year 2000 to date. The years and locations of the incidents as well as compensations paid by my Ministry to the victims or their next of kin are detailed in the table which the Questioner has. But I can summarize this. There are ten individuals whose next of kin have already been paid. One incident was referred back because the documentation supporting it was missing. That was particularly the P3 form and other essential documents. A few others were being processed at the District Wildlife Compensation Committee and at the Ministry Headquarters Wildlife Compensation Committee and I have the reports now since this answer was prepared in early August. I have reports that some of them have already been disposed of. That makes a total of Kshs952,000 having been paid to victims or their next of kin through the District Commissioners. The few cases that were under consideration have already been approved as of now and if there is any that is still pending, we will try and fast-track it. (b) My Ministry through the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has taken numerous and far-reaching steps to adequately and sustainably address the conflicts experienced around Lake Turkana. We have offices around Lake Turkana, particularly, in Kalokol, Sibiloi and Lodwar that are headed by fully equipped wardens. We have, in addition, through the KWS conducted various awareness programmes through local FM radio, including Akicha FM, Maata FM and Hossana FM. My officers have also held several barazas and meetings, particularly in the hotspots. To be specific we held barazas in Kalimapus and Napasinyang – Kalokol earlier this year. We have held other barazas in Longech, Namukuse, Lobolo, Eliye, Kangatosa, Naoros and in Kerio area. In addition, three human/wildlife conflict resolution committees have also been constituted at Longech, Namukuse, Kerio, Ngimuriae, Nakurio, Napasinyang and Kalimapus. Added to this, awareness seminars have also been conducted in Longech and Namukuse that included all the fishermen from around that area sometime in October last year. These seminars were conducted jointly with the Ministry of Fisheries and the Kenya Maritime Authority. In mid last year, the KWS also funded exposure visits by councillors from around Lake Turkana to visit various places and national parks in Mombasa, Taita Taveta and Malindi to just give them exposure of how communities can benefit."
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