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    "content": "they usually come to Kenya because of the beautiful wildlife, especially the Big Five, that are found in Kenya in our national parks and private ranches. As we speak there is a very important tourist attraction that is taking place, and which is one of the seven wonders of the world, that is the wildebeest migration. We hold it dearly in our hearts as Kenyans because it is one of the rare spectacles in the world. It is mandatory that we protect this rich heritage that is constantly under threat from poachers – we have been seeing in the media how of late the poachers have become aggressive. The encroachment on wildlife sanctuaries, especially in Nairobi, is another thing. The Nairobi National Park is currently under threat because of the conflict between the infrastructure that we are putting up around the park and the developing real estate that is encroaching in the park. The aggrieved farmers and pastoralists who kill these animals when they stray into their farms, or prey on their livestock, also contribute to the loss of these animals. Agriculture is not only a foreign exchange earner for this country, but it is also a God-given activity which most communities use to put food on the table; it also contributes to the welfare of the entire nation. We cannot afford to have a situation in this country where these two sectors, agriculture and tourism are in conflict. We have areas that neighbour Mount Kenya, for example Kiang’ondu in Meru South, Kerege, Ntutoni Zones, Njuri, and Gitogoto. These areas might not make a lot of sense to most Members of Parliament, but they are places which intimately neighbour the forest. Without a fence, animals stray into people’s farms and destroy crops. In the last two months, elephants that strayed out destroyed 20 tonnes of various crops. This is a valuation that was done by the Department of Agriculture in Meru South District. These crops were valued at over Kshs2 million. In retaliation, the farmers killed three jumbos and two adult elephants in a duration of less than two months. These are not isolated cases. Last week we saw a farmer in Nyeri who lost ten head of sheep to a leopard. The farmer was not compensated. Last year, here in Kitengela Maasai morans clashed with lions that were killing people and animals. These are a few of the cases; I believe such cases are repeated all over the country and some of them go unreported."
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