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    "content": "Another concern that needs to come out clearly is that, other than the funds that we get from tourism, we need to ensure that Kenyans as well are able to access those national parks, so that they can appreciate the fauna and the diversity that is in their own country. It should not be seen as a commodity that is only for people from other countries. With that in mind, I also think there is need for a multi-faceted approach to ensure that poaching is curbed. First, even if we were to increase the number of rangers, there is also the question of bribery. Poaching has been happening with the collusion of Government officials. Therefore, there is need to ensure that the current Act is repealed by this House. I would encourage the Mover of the Motion to introduce a substantive Bill for discussion in this House. That is because I am not very confident whether there is that political goodwill from the Executive. It may very well be that some of those people actually benefit from poaching. They may delay that legislation or water it down by the time it comes to this House. We also need to consider the protection of our national parks. Of late, there has been a lot of encroaching because of expanding urbanization. As has been said in this House, the issue of human/wildlife conflict is critical. Poor people will not know the value of an animal like an elephant. If they are hungry, they would very readily want it to be killed, so that they can share the carcass because they slept hungry. I beg to support."
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