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    "id": 404902,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/404902/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Katoo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Wildlife Conservation and Management Bill, National Assembly Bill No.21 of 2013 be now read a Second Time. Very quickly, I want to say that the goal of this Bill is to create an enabling environment for the conservation in perpetuity for Kenya’s rich diversity of species, habitants and ecosystems for the wellbeing of the people of Kenya. Kenya is rich in natural resources comprising of wildlife richness and ecosystem diversity. In that regard, Kenya is categorized as a mega biodiversity country. It has very many protected areas and wetlands that are internationally recognized as world heritage and biospheres reserve sites. It is, therefore, important that we get to know that our wildlife resources in this country constitute a unique natural heritage that perform critical ecological functions important for the interconnected web of life supporting system. Kenya’s major water towers are located in wildlife protected areas that also contribute to immense social, cultural and aesthetic values that need to be protected. Wildlife does contribute directly or indirectly to local and national economy through revenue generation and wealth creation. It is also important to know that there is a lot of human-wildlife conflict in this country and that has tremendously increased over the last few years. We have several problems that have necessitated the formulation of this policy and the proposed Bill. As I have said, there are poor human-wildlife conflict management, inadequate compensation mechanisms, inadequate punitive penalties on wildlife offences and rapid conversion of wildlife habitats and corridors to other form of land use types leading to extensive loss of wildlife population through land fragmentation and destruction of the ecosystem. There has also been lack of adequate security for both wildlife and human in protected, private and community lands. It is also important to know that there has not been full or adequate participation of stakeholders, especially the communities in the process of wildlife conservation, planning, implementation and decision making. There is also inadequate scientific data to inform wildlife conservation and integrated management planning, implementation and decision making. We have also not had a strong framework to support incentive and benefit-sharing to promote public private partnership investment. Therefore, this Bill seeks to, among other things; provide solutions for those shortcomings I have highlighted, in addition to aligning the Bill to Vision 2030, the Constitution and other emerging circumstances including climate change. 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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