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    "id": 358290,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/358290/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lentoimaga",
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        "legal_name": "Alois Musa Lentoimaga",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion and thank hon. Ganya for bringing it at the right time. As many Members have already said, poaching is a threat to our economy and our heritage. Some of us live side by side with wildlife. We treasure it. Actually, without wildlife some of our communities will not survive. Where I come from, wildlife graze alongside the domestic animals. The threat we are faced with is partly because of our neighbours. This is because of illegal firearms. In countries like Botswana and South Africa the ban on ivory was lifted. In countries like Botswana and South Africa, ivory trade contributes a lot; I think the Government of Kenya should try to see how it can engage with the countries that have already lifted the ban on ivory. The problem is the fact that people who are close to wildlife are not given an opportunity to conserve wildlife. A good example is Kajiado. The park there is not fenced and many times you can see lions and leopards coming out of the park and destroying domestic animals. You find someone with 40 cows or goats and overnight the animals are killed by wildlife. So, the KWS should do something about fencing. The other day there was a claim that there was an inside job at the KWS with"
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