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    "content": "town and at night hyenas came and drank it. They got drunk and you can imagine what happened to the people around that area the following morning. There is a lot of human- wildlife conflict where I come from and I think what is being asked for in this Motion is very modest. I think this Motion should enrich the Bill that has been brought by hon. Chachu, on the need to compensate our people. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, even with compensation in mind, I think we must know that wildlife is an important asset of our country. We have benefitted from wildlife in so many ways as far as tourism is concerned. In fact, the only thing that has benefitted people in places like Samburu and Narok is wildlife. So, we want to help protect this wildlife. We want to make sure that human-wildlife conflict is contained by taking care of those that are injured and killed by wildlife. It is a very modest thing and I think we should support this Motion. Having said that, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I had a very bad afternoon yesterday because a Member of this House rose on a very serious matter, something that I think should be taken very seriously, but apparently it was not done in a fair way. You know, for the last few months we have been in this Parliament. When I was elected by my people, they were very excited. They were expecting that when I get to Nairobi I will have a very nice office and they will come to the office and I will also have a very nice car to drive them around. There are no very nice cars where I come from. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is now almost four months. The Speaker worried me yesterday when he took this issue casually. You know, for the last few months, they have been asking where my office is. For the last few months, I have been telling them that Parliament has not given us offices. Then that story ran dry. I started another story. I started telling them - I think this should be on record - that my Personal Assistant (PA) has been leaving with my car keys and such like stories. They come from Maralal and they want to see my office. They are excited but now I do not know what to tell them. It is very embarrassing for a Member of Parliament not to have an office. It is very embarrassing for a Member of Parliament not to have a nice car. So, I have been using my old car which I used for campaigns and you know what campaigns did to us. All the money went to those campaigns. I want to put this on record that the Speaker yesterday took this issue very casually and it is not casual. We are Members of Parliament and we want something to be done about these things and it is serious. Thank you. I support the Motion."
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