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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, as I support the petition, I think the best thing that Members of Parliament should do is to get hold of the Kenya Wildlife Act that we passed during the 11th Parliament. We introduced the necessary amendments. What is happening in this country is that people view wild animals as more important than human life, such that if you kill a lion or an elephant, the penalty is as high as 30 years imprisonment. However, everywhere, from the mountain to the coast and the pastoral areas, wild animals are causing a lot of havoc. We now have drought and the lives of both domestic animals and human beings are at risk. When our animals cross into Meru National Park or Tsavo National Park, our people are arrested by KWS. They are arraigned in court and their animals are killed. The KWS uses choppers to chase away domestic animals. We must ask ourselves the moral question; what do we value? Do we value human life or wildlife? I pity the Member for Taveta. There are so many problems with elephants, but the CS for Tourism and Wildlife was officiating the transportation of elephants. I asked myself: Is it so big that a CS must go and officiate the loading of one elephant into a truck? Hon. Charles Kilonzo comes from the Savana. He is my neighbour. He is not a victim of wildlife. We are the pastoralists who move from one national park to the other and from one mountain to the desert because of our livelihood. We are victims of the weather, wild animals, AlShabaab and any bad Government policy, even cattle rustling. Therefore, I join my colleagues who are talking about wild animals. You are lucky that your only problem is the elephant. For us, we have so many problems. As a House, we need to look at the current legislation and see if we can put in law provisions that can safeguard wildlife, human life and their livestock. We must find a middle ground where when we are faced with a severe drought, it becomes Government policy to open up national parks for livestock to graze. I support that The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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