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"content": "Yes, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Thank you for this opportunity. I want to draw the attention of my colleagues, and the House to a Bill which has been published, called the Wildlife Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2013. It might be here for First Reading today or tomorrow. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am a Member of the Environment and Natural Resources Committee, and they have given a lead on this Bill to my Committee. What we are debating has been fully catered for in this Bill. Part IV of the Bill is on establishment of Wildlife Endowment Fund and Compensation Scheme. There are policies in our Bill for compensating persons for all kinds of injuries, damage to their properties or their crops. The amounts for compensation are even more than what is proposed in this Motion. Therefore, I am just telling my colleagues that once the Bill is brought to this House today or tomorrow, look at it; if you want it amended, there will be an opportunity. It is a very good Bill, in terms of looking at all the issues of conservation in this country; it is from peoplesâ perspective. The Bill has got a human face; it will really take care of Kenyans, and provide an opportunity for the House to amend it, as it wishes, to increase the penalties. There are all kinds of penalties. So, I think we have an opportunity; even with a Motion, we have a Bill which is there already. Yesterday, as a Committee, we met the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Water and Mineral Resources and all his officers. They took us through the Bill. I think, as House, you will have an opportunity to amend the Bill, or to come to the Committee and make your presentation. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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