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    "id": 670121,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/670121/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Njuki",
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        "legal_name": "Onesmus Muthomi Njuki",
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    "content": "Much obliged. I will put that matter on hold and address it appropriately. This is a very weighty matter and it is affecting all of us. The human-wildlife conflict which is affecting most of the communities that live near parks and conservancies has been a rampant issue. I want to support the Petition by my brother, Hon. Kubai Iringo. The boundary between most national parks is mostly a river. There have been incidences where the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) wants to erect a fence across the river such that only wild animals access water. That has happened in Tharaka Constituency which neighbours Igembe South and Igembe North constituencies. This means that we value animals more than human beings living near the parks. If you erect a fence that restricts the community from accessing water and allow animals to access water, it means that our people can perish without water. With improved technology, KWS should erect a fence that enables members of the community in Tharaka and the animals to access water. They can maybe erect a zigzag fence. This is not only happening in the Meru Region, but also in areas where we have human-wildlife conflict. We might be desperate because of the depleting numbers of wildlife in our parks, but that might not be the way to address the issue. We should make sure human beings and wildlife co-exist. With those few remarks, I support the Petition."
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