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    "id": 176646,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nanok",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Forestry and Wildlife",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Josephat Koli Nanok",
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    "content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that hippos in Shiranga Dam are terrorising residents of Mathuri Village, in Kandara, resulting in the destruction of crops and the death of a Mr. Francis Nduati Muchiri, aged 65 years, on 15th July, 2008, at around 5.00 p.m. (b) My Ministry, through the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is taking the following steps to address the conflict. The Kenya Wildlife Service has already initiated the compensation process for the next of kin to the late Francis Nduati Muchiri, through the Warden, Oldonyo Sabuk National Park, who is the secretary to the Thika District Wildlife Compensation Committee that is chaired by the DC, Thika. Under the current Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, Cap.376, there is no compensation for crops and property damaged or destroyed by wildlife. However, my Ministry has initiated review of Cap.376 with a view to exploring sustainable options for compensation. As the law stands now, the only compensation under the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, Cap.376, is for injury and death caused by wildlife. The terms of reference of the Warden, Oldonyo Sabuk National Park, include carrying out awareness creation meetings, barazas and workshops for communities on wildlife conservation and wildlife conservation and management issues in their areas of jurisdiction. The warden is convening a stakeholders workshop to chart the way forward on hippos inhabiting several water dams found in Thika and to create awareness to the community. Farmers have been advised to plant crops leaving a buffer zone in between the crops and the dam, conducting regular patrols and promptly attending to any cases reported on human wildlife conflict. The KWS has also created databases for all human-wildlife conflicts in the December 03, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3791 country which are updated on a daily basis and which assist in deployment of resources and development of strategic mitigation measures for the conflicts."
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