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    "id": 358296,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. J.N. Chege",
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        "legal_name": "John Njoroge Chege",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, mine is to rise and support this Motion. It is good to discuss about the illegal poaching; one also needs to reflect on what happens to the ivory of the animals that die naturally. There is a loophole that the business goes on legally or illegally, but we need the authority responsible in this business to let us know how much ivory is obtained from those animals that die and how their ivory is disposed. The other thing is the fact that it is true that we have not invested adequately in the people who take care of parks. It is also true that the facilities at our airports are not adequate in terms of making sure that we control what goes out. What is even more worrying is that we know the market for this ivory is in foreign countries, and the trend in recent years is that the market is coming home. So, the issue is whether we can track down what is happening with the ivory locally, because there is a big market for ivory trade in the country. I would like to throw this challenge: It is true that animals have been destroying our crops and human lives but we need them in our country. It is important that the nations that trade with us need to help Kenya. I know in some of these nations, ivory trade is legal; somebody said that if somebody is doing business in such a country and is involved in poaching, that country is not responsible. I would like to differ because if a country has legalized a business that is affecting us, surely we should also take some measures to make sure that they also reciprocate in one way or the other. With those few remarks, I beg to support and urge that we put more resources in this area to make sure that poaching does not go on."
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