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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Tobiko",
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        "legal_name": "Peris Pesi Tobiko",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I can assure you my people would not forgive me if I do not contribute to this Bill. It is one Bill that is very dear to them and they have been waiting for it for so long. I can tell you they have been on the corridors of Parliament trying to urge us to support the Bill because of the good in the Bill. There are a lot of things in this Bill which are good and progressive. However, there are few things that need to be amended. As I support the Bill, I would urge the Committee to bring the necessary amendments and those of us who are interested can reach out to the Committee to show them the few areas that we think will be punitive to our people. The issue of compensation has been spoken to by many people. I think it is not fair, proper or just for a family that has lost a dear one, maybe, a breadwinner or any human life for that matter, to get a compensation of Kshs1 million or even Kshs3 million. Whatever the elephant is worth, the human being is worth much more. I would urge that the issue of compensation be re-looked at to make sure--- Even when God created human beings, animals and all that is in this world, He had put human beings on top of everything that is in existence. We must value human life. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, my constituency is sandwiched between three national parks; Nairobi, Tsavo, at the Chyulu Hills, and Amboseli National Parks. When I attended a meeting in a place called Merisho, I witnessed or saw people who were just seated in vehicles. I could not understand why they were not getting out of the vehicles to come and participate in the meeting. But later on, I was told that those people who were in the vehicles were not just there, it was because they were incapacitated as a result of wildlife attack. 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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