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    "content": "herd of five. Efforts by the service to get factual details around the attack were hindered by the community who turned hostile after the incident and went on a rampage spearing one elephant and injuring others. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, regarding the status of compensation, the two cases have been confirmed by the KWS staff. In accordance with Section 25(1) of the Wildlife Act of 2013, the next of kin for the two cases were facilitated with compensation forms which they filled and submitted to Kajiado County Wildlife Conservation and Compensation Committee. The Committee sat on 24th February, 2016, and recommended payment of Kshs5 million for Mr. Saitoti Santamo Oleku as required by law. The Committee will hopefully sit at its next meeting to consider compensation for young John Ntompo Ntoipo Nchaiyo. Regarding measures taken by the KWS, I want to confirm that the KWS has taken a number of measures to deal with the danger posed by wildlife to people in that particular area. Both aerial and ground elephant drives have been conducted. The ground patrols are conducted both in the morning and evening. The KWS also set up a temporary camp at Masimba and Merrueshi areas in February this year to ensure swift action in service delivery. There is also the intention to undertake translocation of problematic species of animals believed to be causing many conflicts. Further, the procurement and fixing of carnivore and elephant collars to aid in the animal surveillance and monitoring is also being undertaken. Furthermore, there has been strengthening of the ranger force in the area in order to undertake early morning and night patrols within the areas as most conflicts are experienced during that time. Kajiado County is now headed by a senior KWS officer, whose job description includes handling human-wildlife conflicts and participating in community barazas to create awareness among the communities on what should be done or not pertaining to wildlife. Lastly, in addition, KWS has developed and is maintaining a database of conflicts. This has enabled the Service to map out areas with high conflict rates which allows for strategic decision making like translocating problematic animals from an eco- system whose carrying capacity is exceeded, to suitable ones with less of such species."
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