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    "id": 414567,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/414567/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. ole Ntutu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2535,
        "legal_name": "Patrick Keturet Ole Ntutu",
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    "content": "To be honest with you, most of us made it to this House after promising our constituents that we would make sure that this Bill is passed by this House. Looking at the issues that this Bill seeks to address, you will appreciate that they are special to our people, particularly the issue of compensation. The hon. Members of this House have probably seen that most of us have not sat here throughout to go through legislation of Bills. Today, I have learnt a lot in terms of amending Bills. After five years, I may not be a lawyer of the level of my colleague, hon. Kajwang’, but I will at least be somebody who understands the process of making laws. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would also like to thank the Committee for coming up with the Wildlife Research and Training Institute. This is a milestone in this country. We have never had something like this before. Our people used to go to Tanzania and other countries to be trained on wildlife matters. We are now going to have a research institute that can tell us how many wild animals we have as a country. Do hon. Members know that we do not even know how many elephants we have? We do not know how many rhinos we have, but we keep saying that our wild animals are being killed, and that they are being finished. So, it is good that we can at least have scientific information and data on our wildlife resources. Such information is critical for informed decision-making by wildlife managers and other stakeholders. I must also say that with the punitive measures that we have put in place---"
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