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    "content": "prisons. If they feel that the ones we have are not enough, they should construct others or expand the existing ones if they feel that there are more poachers to be arrested. They should not kill them or take the law in their hands. It is saddening that they do such things. Young men – people who are supposed to participate in developing and building this society – are losing their lives. We have heard the hue and cry that extrajudicial killings are happening in very many places where there is wildlife as a natural resource. This means that the killings are countrywide. There was a time we had problems in the Nairobi National Park where animals would wander to residential areas and cause mayhem but that was contained. If they could do so in other areas within the city, why can they not do so within the other counties? They should not apply double standards. If they are afraid that perhaps they are doing it to confuse Kenyans not to know that they are involved in poaching and they know who is involved in poaching, they should pinpoint them to the authorities, then together as leaders, we will come up with better ways of dealing with poaching. Our tourism industry is down on its knees because of terrorism. We do not even have enough resources to sustain our tourism sector. The people who heavily depended on tourism like those from the coast, Maasai Mara and other areas have been hit hard. There is already the problem of insecurity in the country and when they now hear that there are tonnes of ivory which has been smuggled from Kenya, it creates a picture that it is not only insecurity that is affecting us but Kenyans are destroying the wildlife that they so much admire. We even saw Chinese nationals being arraigned in court because of poaching and being in possession of ivory. We must have strict laws. Implementation should be to the letter so that we reserve our natural resources. We were once rich in tourism and wildlife but now they are getting finished when other countries are trying to import wildlife so that they can continue breeding. With those remarks, I support the amendment."
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