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    "content": "I am sure the Committee will also look at other very important issues. Why do we have young men being harassed? If they are unarmed, why can they not be arrested and then charged in a court of law? When they are killed, one would suspect that there is cover up for other things. We are told that two poachers were killed while there were no investigations done to establish the truth of those allegations. These people are not even charged for us to know whether they are involved in poaching or not. It could be a cover up for a bigger plot and scheme for those who have continued to kill and make use of our wildlife. How do we explain it? Every other day, several tonnes of elephant tusks are found in Singapore. We burn elephant tusks here but those tonnes of elephant tusks always find their way out of our country. It is time that the issue of KWS, how it protects our wildlife and how it should approach communities or sensitise them on the importance of taking care of our environment and wildlife is addressed. We need to look at the approach that we are using so that we can be true to ourselves. The KWS should carry out its mandate to protect our wildlife and also people against wildlife. We have also seen different communities or people taking the law into their hands by killing elephants and lions because of the effects that these wildlife has had on them and probably their farms. It is the role of KWS to protect the lives of the people even against attacks by the wildlife. This is very important and is something that we need to talk about. We have been talking about peaceful co-existence and the need to come up with a comprehensive approach to ensure that communities live together. Some of the issues that we have been raising in this House can be articulated and implemented. It is in the same breath that we need to protect our wildlife. We also need, most importantly, to safeguard the lives of Kenyans. Madam Temporary Speaker, as a country, we need to learn to respect life. The right to life is very important. Whether someone is a suspect or has been alleged of committing any crime, he is presumed innocent until proven guilty. If that person is not causing any harm or threat to the law enforcers, they should arrest the culprits and follow the law. We cannot live as if we are in the jungle where everyone decides what to do while families and communities continue to suffer. It is important to note that this issue does not only affect KWS. We have also had people who were demonstrating over the disappearance of other young people yet they were killed in the process. This is something we continue to see when people demonstrate yet it is their right. There have been peaceful demonstrations in this country. There was an incident once in Maralal in Samburu County where we lost a university student yet they were just demonstrating over cattle rustling and insecurity in the area. Young people or people who would like to exercise their right to demonstrate or highlight some of the issues which they are not happy about end up being killed. We also saw it in Narok when the MCAs were demonstrating over leadership and governance issues in that county, we lost lives that day. It is important that if demonstrations are peaceful, there is no reason why live ammunitions should be used against demonstrators. They should be allowed to demonstrate. I thank Sen. Adan for bringing this Motion so that we can get started. It should be expanded not only to address Isiolo County but all the counties where citizens are 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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