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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Abdalla",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amina Ali Abdalla",
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    "content": "As a Committee, we have agreed with the stakeholders on the following things that must be done for this House to pass this Bill. One, the Bill must be aligned to the provisions of the Constitution on the management of natural resources. Two, we feel that we have to strengthen compliance with wildlife conservation by all parties, so that we are able to curb the poaching menace. Three, we are proposing the reduction of human- wildlife conflict through focus on co-existence and promotion of some level of consumptive use. Four, we believe that part of our problem is purely from regulations. So, we are proposing some strengthening of regulations. Fifth, we are dealing with revenue generation and sharing, so that we can have communities living with wildlife co- existing and not seeing it as a burden. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, more importantly, wildlife conservation in the past, prior to the 2010 Constitution was not considered as an acceptable land use system. To increase investment in this sector, we will be proposing amendments that will increase incentives for persons living with wildlife or wishing to set up conservancies to do the same. I wish the Members, especially those from wildlife areas, will be here because there is a very vital issue that we have addressed. The Constitution, in the Fourth Schedule, declares management of wildlife as a function of the national Government. That means that every single protected area should be under the KWS. However, a very important aspect that even the members of the Commission on the Implementation of the Constitution had to be made aware of by hon. ole Kenta is the fact that many national reserves are found in community land, which makes it illegal or unconstitutional for the KWS to want to use this law to be the protectors of wildlife resources. So, we will be proposing an amendment to retain national reserves in appreciation that Samburu, Narok and many other county governments currently managing national reserves that are community owned will prefer to retain them. Therefore, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we will be proposing an amendment to retain national reserves in appreciation that Samburu and Molo county councils and many others, currently managing national reserves that are community owned; would need to retain them. Should we pass this Bill without that scrutiny, we will have started on a very bad footing. Secondly, the fact that it is the responsibility of the national Government to manage natural resources means that the payment for the activities of managing wildlife must be done by the national Government. So, we are explicit that the allowances for county conservation committees will be paid by the national Government. That is one of the main reasons for aligning this Bill with the Constitution so that we do not have counties fighting for resources. Thirdly, for somebody who has worked in this sector, the institutional framework of the wildlife management in this country has been the reason for failures that we may be having. I am happy to report that my Committee was very clear that we were going to propose rationalization of establishing new institutions. We will therefore, be deleting the proposal by the Ministry to set up a conservation directorate. It is our view that a directorate is not necessary. The job of the Ministry is to do policy and everything listed under the job description of the conservation directorate. Should anything change in their 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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