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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Abdalla",
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        "legal_name": "Amina Ali Abdalla",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The petition I am reporting on is by Hon. Florence Kajuju on behalf of the residents of Meru County regarding human-wildlife conflict in Meru County. The Report was laid on the Table of the House on 21st July, 2016. The Petitioners’ prayers were as follows:- Recommend the erection of an electric fence covering the entire park and provision of additional forest stations and wardens. Recommend that the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources puts in place mechanisms to ensure human-wildlife conflict ceases forthwith. Recommend the qualification and compensation of victims of human-wildlife conflict and such other affected persons and/or families and properties as a result of damage suffered due to the massive destruction of homes, crops and loss of life. Make any other directions or consideration that fits in the circumstances. In considering the Petition, the Committee held a meeting with the petitioner, Hon. (Ms.) Kajuju on 28th April 2016 and also undertook a field visit to Meru County between 26th and 28th May, 2016. The following are the observations that the Committee made:- There is need to put up a permanent electric fence as attacks by wildlife has caused immense destruction. The leadership in the human-wildlife conflict hotspot areas has, through the CDF, allocated funds towards fencing while the residents have provided labour towards the cost. The claims for compensation have been forwarded to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. However, no compensation has been done since January 2015 and the time when we went there. Our recommendations on this Petition are as follows:- The Kenya Wildlife service should include in its budget Kshs100 million to complete the remaining 34-kilometre stretch that remains unfenced. Hence, the Agency should consider engaging community wardens as a local solution to enhancing the capacity of rangers and to boost response rate. The National Treasury should allocate Kshs4.8 billion that is requested by the Committee in its report on the estimates for the Financial Year 2016/2017. The funds would go towards offsetting pending claims of compensation for victims of human-wildlife conflict. The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources should clear all pending bills amounting to Kshs4.8 billion on compensation to victims of human-wildlife conflict. Some of these funds should go towards offsetting the pending claims in Meru County. The Kenya Wildlife Service should explore a partnership with the Nyayo Tea Zone to build a belt of 100 metres next to Imenti Forest to act as a buffer zone to prevent elephants from leaving the forest."
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