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    "id": 545658,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/545658/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyenze",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1987,
        "legal_name": "Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (Deceased)",
        "slug": "francis-mwanzia-nyenze"
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    "content": "An amount of Kshs1 billion has been allocated to the Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS). It was a surprise to see a lot of ivory being seized in Thailand which had passed through our airports. Our security personnel do not catch the poachers who kill our elephants and sell their tusks and ivory in Asia. These items pass through our ports and airports. The Kshs1 billion that has been allocated to the KWS should be utilised properly to take care of our wildlife. If we allow our lions, elephants and all our game to be killed by poachers, we should not expect tourism to grow. Today, tourism is tottering at the brink of collapse because of insecurity. The other thing that will kill tourism, which is a big foreign exchange earner, is the destruction of our wildlife. So, the KWS should utilise this Kshs1 billion to enforce the law, so that our elephants are taken care of in the parks. On Page 28, there is a recommendation for better funding of the Department of Immigration. This year they have been allocated a small amount. I am appealing to the Budget and Appropriations Committee that whenever we allocate funds, we must make sure that all Kenyans and not Kenyans in certain parts in this country, are issued with identity cards. Before the next elections, the Members of Parliament should not beg the registration officers to take IDs to their people. It should be a Government policy. This House has a responsibility to appropriate the Budget through the Budget and Appropriations Committee. More money should be allocated to this department, so that all Kenyans above the age of 18 years are issued with ID cards. In many areas, it is very difficult to get an ID. In other areas in Kenya, by the time you leave school, the registration clerks are waiting to give you IDs. This should not be seen in the modern Kenya under the new Constitution. It will be read as a political mischief to deny people their voting rights. Let IDs be distributed equally in every part of this country."
}