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    "id": 612263,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/612263/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ganya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Francis Chachu Ganya",
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    "content": "33 Wednesday 2nd December, 2015(A) There are a number of issues that are addressed in this policy. I cannot go through all of them because holistically all aspects of our environment have been covered. I want to go to the issues of valuation, which was done a little bit by the Chair of the Committee when he was moving the Motion. When we do valuation of our ecosystem, for example the well-known big five in this country, it is really critical to come up with the right methodologies and approaches. For instance, there has been debate for some time on whether as a country we should go for safari hunting as a measure and a strategy to earn revenue and conserve our wildlife. This will enable us establish whether we should just do what we have done traditionally, or we invest more in eco-tourism and go for these cheap tourists who come and flood the market, but with very little returns. Other countries like Tanzania and South Africa have gone for safari hunting. When you do valuations, for instance for a Rhino or an elephant, the hunters and these people who are well endowed with resources can pay so much money for that licence to kill one elephant, lion or rhino. When you look at the revenues that one rhino or elephant will generate in its entire lifespan, then you can see that maybe going to eco-tourism as we have done so far is not such a bad idea. These arguments are out there. This policy will guide us to look at this issue holistically, rather than in very native ways. We have a lot of groups in Kenya and abroad who have sentimental and emotive values to these great species. If it is done scientifically and with good methodologies, we can be well guided in the kind of policies we should adopt, whether it is a blend of the two or whether we should go for one or the other. If this is done scientifically and in good methodologies, we can be well guided in the kind of policy we should adopt in terms of whether it is the blend of the two or whether we should go for one or the other. Most countries go for the blend of the two. In Kenya today, hunting is totally forbidden and you cannot even think or talk about it. In some countries, the sector collects a lot of revenue. For example, in Tanzania and South Africa, a lot of revenue is generated not just for the country, but even to conserve the environment and to support the local communities who live with the wildlife. This policy is good, but it will be better if we come up with an appropriate legislation to enforce most of the aspects and issues that are duly well covered in this policy, whether it is hazardous waste management, tourism and issues dealing with dry land eco-systems in Kenya. As I conclude, I want to suggest that this policy should also consider, even if not at the moment, but in future, the issue of Sovereign Wealth Fund."
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