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"content": "of each county. Section 18 spells out the composition of this committee and Section 19 states the functions on the committee members. On question two, Madam Temporary Speaker, concerning the setting up of the County Wildlife Conservation and Compensation committees in all the 47 counties, Section 18 of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act 2013 provides for the formation of a County Wildlife Conservation and Compensation Committee in respect of the 47 counties. The Chairperson of each County Wildlife Conservation and Compensation Committee will be appointed by the Cabinet Secretary through a competitive process. In line with this provision, the Ministry through the Kenya Wildlife Service declared 47 vacancies in the positions of the chairpersons of the County Wildlife Conservation and Compensation committees. Applications were invited for suitably qualified Kenyans wishing to be considered for appointment to the post of the chairperson of the County Wildlife Conservation and Compensation committees. Madam Temporary Speaker the interviews were conducted in the respective counties and suitable candidates were recommended for appointment. The Gazette notice No.1467/06/03/2015 appointed chairpersons and the four community members to the committees while the ex-officio members were appointed by the respective Government agencies and the respective county governments. However, Madam Temporary Speaker, Kiambu, Nairobi and Mombasa county committees members were not fully constituted as per the Gazzete notice. For Kiambu and Nairobi, the chairpersons had been gazette but did not have the four non-public servant members of the committees. That means the committees were not complete. In the case of Mombasa County, the four non-public servant members were gazetted but the responsive candidates during the chairpersons recruitment did not satisfy the requirement of the need to hail from the respective county. As such, it was agreed that this was the criteria adopted in the concluded recruitment exercise. On part three, due to financial constraints, only a total of 35 counties are operational as of this date. These committees were inducted into their roles and responsibilities. Hence, they are able to undertake their functions. The selection of the 35 counties was on the basis of the magnitude of human wildlife conflicts as experienced in the counties. They are as follows: Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Laikipia, Embu, Nakuru, Meru, Nyandarua, Tharaka Nithi, Taita Taveta, Kwale, Kilifi, Lamu, Tana River, Machakos, Trans Nzoia, West Pokot, Elgeyo Marakwet, Turkana, Baringo, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Wajir, Mandera, Marsabit, Samburu, Isiolo, Kajiado, Murang’a, Garissa, Makueni, Kitui, Siaya, Kakamega, Kericho and Narok counties. Regarding part four, a total of Kshs8,901,200 was allocated to 35 Committees to hold a two day meeting within a month, in February 2016. The committees were advised to deliberate and determine the backlog of compensation claims dating back to 2014. With regard to part five, the following measures are in place to ensure that all Committees become fully operational so as to execute their mandate as per the Kenya Wildlife Conservation and Management Act. (a) Plans are underway to induct all the 12 remaining counties in order to undertake their duties. (b) Recruitment for the Chairperson for Mombasa County is underway while the 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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