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    "id": 358213,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Iringo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. Allow me to congratulate my friend, hon. Chachu, for bringing this Motion. That is because there are so many teething problems as far as tourism is concerned in this country and, especially, with regard to wild animals. Tourism is one of the main foreign exchange earners in our country. The efforts that have been put to revitalize the agricultural sector have not been put to revitalize the tourism sector. That has brought apathy where people are killing the animals haphazardly. Once we deplete those animals, I believe we shall have killed that industry. My constituency borders Meru National Park. We used to have white rhinos there. We had a lot of tourists coming to that park 15 years ago. However, today, the area is a no-go zone. The white rhinos are massacred by people who were sent to guard them. I believe it was a well organized way of killing them so that people can earn from the proceeds of the sale of those horns. I would like to urge the Government to revisit its systems and see how we can stop the killing of those animals. One of my colleagues has said that those who kill the animals are not the ones who sell the tusks. They are sent by people who, if you allow me, are called “Big Cats”. If the systems were well co-ordinated and security put in place especially in our entry points, I do not see how ivory can leave the Port of Mombasa or JKIA without being seen and yet, we can detect a gram of heroine in somebody’s pockets. That is an orchestrated move to kill this industry by the same people who should be protecting it. We need to review our systems and put up watertight measures to stop poaching. The communities living around those areas also need to be sensitized. They need to be shown the importance of those animals. They also need to be protected from the animals. My colleague has talked harshly about protecting those animals. That is because people have been trampled by animals. Their livestock is being eaten by the lions and other animals. People and wild animals should exist in harmony. As we protect human life, we also need to protect the fauna and flora. The Government, I believe, has that machinery. In our homes, we have cows, goats, cats and people. They all sleep in different places. They do not sleep together, but they live in the same homestead. That is"
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