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    "id": 471442,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kittony",
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        "legal_name": "Zipporah Jepchirchir Kittony",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank the Chairperson, the Senator for Embu, Sen. Kivuti, for his answer on the statement regarding wildlife poaching, which I requested on 11th June, slightly over a month ago now. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you visit the Nairobi Animal Orphanage at the Nairobi National Park in Langata, immediately after you gain entry at the gate, there is a small information booth in the form of a question and it asks: “What is the major threat to wildlife?” Once you open that space, there is nothing in it but a mirror. This is a demonstration that the most undisputable threat to wildlife is human activities surpassing droughts, wild fires and others. Having said that, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have always been appalled by the issue because almost every day we hear about poaching in the news bulletin. But today I am confident that with the recommendations and measures stipulated by the Chairperson, I am hopeful that poaching will no longer dominate the news again. The main reason I get disturbed whenever I hear, read or watch the news regarding poaching of wildlife is because I am aware of the damage it causes to our tourism sector. Wildlife constitutes approximately 80 per cent of our tourism industry and it is also our foreign exchange earner. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I urge the Committee and other stakeholders involved to ensure that these measures are implemented to the letter, not only by talking to us today, but they should truly be implemented. We do not want our country to be overtaken by other low ranking countries with respect to tourism. Our beautiful country is known for wildlife and also for its flora and fauna. We should always remain high and respected. We are going to be in that niche if we guard our wildlife and other tourist features. Mr. Speaker, Sir, poaching of wildlife is a serious issue. From this statement, I accept that the numbers of living Sitatungas, which are in my neighbourhood are only 256 at Saiwa Swamp. This shows how extremely endangered they are. That is why I urge both levels of Government to come up with extra-ordinary measures to permanently curb the menace and protect the Sitatungas. I think similarly having Operation Okoa Ndovu, there should also be Operation Okoa Sitatunga given the decline we have realized. 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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