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    "id": 729919,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/729919/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) R.N. Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Reginalda Nakhumicha Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "activities. It is not right for us to scrap the particular fee because it goes against the relevant international standards. Apart from that, that action has increased the burden on the taxpayer because that exercise ought to be catered for through the Appropriation-In-Aid. That means that the Exchequer has to meet the cost of this particular exercise and that is a burden to the taxpayer. Therefore, I am of the view that the particular fee should be reinstated, so that those who pollute the environment can pay for it. Still on the issue of the environment, we have passed the t Conservation and Environmental Management Act, which needs to undergo an amendment because of the particular issue of compensation arising from human-wildlife conflict. The compensation provided for in the Act is not sustainable. We have cases of snake bites, which can happen anywhere in the country. The particular provision for compensation has made it impossible for some victims of human-wild life conflict to be compensated. We should amend the Act to limit compensation within the jurisdiction of the Kenya Wildlife Service so that, when you have, for example, not cleared the bush and you are bitten by a snake, it does not become the responsibility of the Government to pay for that snake bite. Such provision will also enhance the way we take care of our environment. That is very important. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I must commend the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology for the steps they have taken through the budget-making process."
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