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    "id": 389947,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Iringo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1574,
        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. I rise to support this Motion from my brother Onesmus Muthomi Njuki and I believe as you have said, it is a precursor to the Bill which is about to come to the House. This Motion, I would say, has come at the right point in time because of the problems we have had with the wildlife-human conflict. Some of them are man-made because the people who are supposed to take care of these animals, maybe are relaxed or they do not take their jobs seriously. When we come to compensation of those people who have been aggrieved, have lost their property or loved ones, it is a nightmare. Some cases go back to 10 or 20 years. Even today, there are people who are still waiting for their compensation. My constituency borders Meru National Park where wildlife-human conflict is the order of the day. People are always suffering, crops are being destroyed and also human life is lost. The process of getting the officers or the right people to file compensation becomes a problem. I really support this Motion. Again, even the Kshs.1 million hon. Njuki is talking of here is minimum. If a breadwinner is killed by an elephant or buffalo, even if you give that family Kshs.1 million, I do not think it can even educate the children of that person. Most of these people who are killed by these animals are in their daily course of looking for bread for their families; they are tilling their farms. Once one is killed and then he is just compensated with Kshs.1 Million, I find it too little. I would like to talk about Kshs.10 million because we have lost a breadwinner and he has left a family that was depending on him. An elephant goes into a shamba and destroys an acre or two of maize plantation and then when they come to compensate you, you are given Kshs.10,000 or Kshs. 5,000. That is an abuse. These figures should be adjusted accordingly. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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