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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Katoo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 199,
        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": "The Bill will also address some inadequate institutional governance that has failed to provide for separation of function on policy development, regulation and operation in the sector. The common conflict on mandates and jurisdiction between the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) will also be addressed. The need for devolution and decentralization of wildlife management to the lowest level will also be addressed. I would also like to bring to the attention of this House that this Bill, in compliance with the Constitution, will provide several guiding principles shown in Part One. This is especially on Clauses 4, 5 and 6. This will be good corporate governance, effective conservation, sustainable utilization, incentive and benefit sharing and integrated ecosystem approach to conservation of wildlife. If you look from Clauses 15 to 17, you will see some financial implication on the proposed Bill. This is in terms of setting up institutional framework to co-ordinate and broaden investment in order not to only rely on the Exchequer or the National Treasury. The Bill will also promote equity in sharing benefits accruing from sustainable management of wildlife resources and provide compensation and managing of conflicts. Clauses 18 to 23 on Part Four explain about institutional arrangements that are proposed in this Bill. It is trying to address concerns raised by the public on the need to streamline function on policy formulation, regulation as well as effective licensing structure. Some of the proposals include restructuring and strengthening the KWS, Wildlife Training Institute and Manyani Field Training and Research Centre, establishing of a wildlife regulatory framework at the national level and at county wildlife conservation committee. We have wildlife training institutes like Manyani Field Training Institute and research centres. There is need for establishing wildlife regulatory framework at national level as well as county wildlife conservation committees. The Bill proposes new institutional arrangements that will be financed by fee levied on user rights, grants as well as the Exchequer. Part V of the Bill, especially from Clause 29 through to Clause 32, is trying to address the issues of establishment of a compensation scheme, conflict management and creation of an endowment Fund. Regarding loss of life and property, it proposes an improvement on the rates of compensation as well as ways of reducing human-wildlife conflict. The Bill proposes development of ecosystem management plan, establishment of wildlife conservation endowment fund and innovation for the compensation scheme to be financed through income from investment under the scheme, grants, donation from friends of conservation, among others. If you look at Part X, which is from Clause 75 to 95, you will see detailed penalties that have been proposed. They are punitive penalties which will help in the conservation of our precious wildlife. Many of them explain the penalties in terms of finances and the maximum imprisonment terms that they attract. So, I would like to say that this is a very important Bill, which is long overdue. I have been here during the Ninth Parliament and the Tenth Parliament. We are now in the 11th Parliament. There has always been a promise from the Executive to bring a comprehensive Wildlife and Conservation Management Bill to address such issues, but it never happened. Therefore, I request hon. Members to pay attention in terms of contributing and scrutinising this Bill. 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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