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    "speaker_name": "Sen. G.G. Kariuki",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 330,
        "legal_name": "Godfrey Gitahi Kariuki",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, unfortunately we did not have a lot of time to look at this Bill. It is not because of the management of the Senate or the Mover of this Bill, but our reluctance sometimes to take some things very seriously. That is why I feel guilty that I did not have enough time to look at this Bill. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, given the little that I have gone through the Bill, it is very important that it is being moved by a Senator that we respect in terms of the management of law in this country. He has done it for quite sometime. During the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) Bills I know that many amendments are pushed through without many Senators and Members of the National Assembly knowing what is happening. I believe that this is what is also happening here. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Mover has touched on quite a number of issues. There is one issue that I have gone through, that is, the NACADA Act. This is a matter that we spent about four hours this morning on; to find a way of amending the existing law to make it a lit bit more powerful than it is. We were also trying to find a way to make it agree with the new dispensation. That is a very major point that I believe that my dear colleague has taken into account. I am satisfied that he really has done a good job. About sports, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is not a matter of debate. I think if we want to compete internationally, we have to spend money. We have to be sure that what we want to do is right because we have a habit, as a country, that we always welcome the people who have gone out when they come back with the gold medals. But on their way out, quite a number of us do not see them off at the airport because we are not committed ourselves or this country enough to feel that they have an obligation to come back here with some gold medals. I think we have tried young women and young men and they have proved be worthwhile. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I think that this is time those who take care of the sports arrangements need to make sure that they do not treat sports the way we are treating wildlife. We have always claimed that wildlife are our natural resources, but when you look at the budget approved to protect and also compensate people who go through these problems and who suffer due to the human-wildlife conflicts, you will find three years ago, the compensation paid out when a human being is killed by an animal was Kshs30,000. However, they have now improved this figure to Kshs200,000. The Ministry hijacked the Bill that we were to bring here. I brought it here, but it was not assented to by former President Kibaki. This Bill was not assented to because of the insistence. The Minister said: “We shall bring you a law that would be more The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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