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    "id": 349348,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nanok",
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        "legal_name": "Josephat Koli Nanok",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, it has been a challenge. The human/wildlife conflict has been on the increase on all sectors, particularly outside the protected areas. Some of the constraints that we have faced within the Government and in this House are in terms of resources and capacity. We are trying to address them now. We are asking the Treasury that in the coming financial year, they may need to allocate us additional resources so that we can recruit - in the next two years - about 1,000 wildlife rangers. The capacity that is there now is a bit limiting. Small arms are also the other biggest challenge. You may have noted an incident that occurred two days ago where 11 elephants were poached in a protected area. That is basically because of the capacity that we have. But we are doing all the best we can with the limited resources to try and support. Sometimes, some cases of compensation take long because there are certain documentations that are demanded to accompany the claims which, more or less, include a police report and a death certificate. The processing is done through a committee in the district chaired by the DC. That process, sometimes, takes about three months. But because of the red tape within the Government, sometimes it takes a bit longer. Reports are not sent to our Ministry on time. However, I want to regret this particular case. As I gave the assurance, within this third quarter of this financial year, I will follow it up personally to make sure that the compensation reaches the next of kin."
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