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    "id": 406081,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/406081/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Tonui",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1242,
        "legal_name": "Ronald Kiprotich Tonui",
        "slug": "ronald-kiprotich-tonui"
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity. I have waited quite for a while. I want to support this Bill because I believe we need it to streamline the wildlife sector and tourism in this country. We know that wildlife and tourism is a major source of income to our economy. We must, therefore, do all that we can to ensure that we strengthen this area. I am happy that this Bill is talking of devolution. There are some sections in this Bill which will be under the counties. I support the issue to do with compensation and the environmental committees. This Bill also strengthens the KWS. One issue which might not have been captured very well is the transitional clause to include the current staff of the KWS. This is going to be a totally new body. If we do not take care of that, the employees of KWS will find themselves without jobs after this Bill comes into place. Being a member of this Committee I believe that we need to capture that in the transitional clause so that these people are assured of their jobs as the Bill is enacted. With regard to compensation, I represent a constituency which borders Mau Forest. We have wild animals that stray into people’s farms. They include elephants and porcupines which love potatoes. The issue of compensation is very important. I know that this Bill proposes a maximum of Kshs1 million in case of death. We must harmonize this with what we dealt with in the Bill on insurance. We said that the compensation under third party is about Kshs3 million."
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