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    "id": 406039,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Duri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1039,
        "legal_name": "Halima Ware Duri",
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    "content": "national parks should be given employment opportunities. In Clause 32, it is recommended that there will be a compensation committee to guide the compensation and the KWS. In some counties, the members of this committee might all be men. I wish to suggest that the ward representative be involved in the committee. For example, if we talk about Kone, the ward representative for Kone should be in the committee. If we talk about Asa or Wayu, the ward representatives should be members of the committee. We should have at least, one woman in the committee. There are some areas where all the members will be men. The other issue which I wanted to be provided in the amendment is the review of boundaries. The KWS has moved the colonial boundaries into the community land. For example, in Kone and Bisari, they have even fenced the shallow wells which the animals use during drought. So, I propose that a review of the KWS boundaries be carried out. We also need to involve the communities through setting us small committees to participate in the KWS issues whenever there are damages or when they want to see what they can do for the people. They should not only be harassing the communities. We have a problem with KWS harassing the neighbouring communities. The other issue is that the relationship between the KWS and the local communities should be improved. They must feel that the neighbours of the national parks are human beings and need to live comfortably. So, they should improve the relationship between the local communities and the KWS. We also have an issue with the proposed compensation. When a wild animal kills a human being, the small compensation is even delayed. This compensation should be done immediately after one or two months. Some of the people who are killed by wildlife are the breadwinners of their families. The compensation should also be reviewed from what it is currently to what we proposed last time. It is also good for the local communities to know that these animals are an asset in their areas. There is a proposal that if an elephant is killed, the fine is higher or the person is jailed for life. When a human being is killed, these things move very slowly. We want everything to be in order. Human beings should enjoy their rights and animals should also enjoy their rights. I support the Bill if only the amendments are carried."
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