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    "id": 797720,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, I understand where Sen. Haji, Senator of county No.007, is coming from. A very rare hyena was found in a place in Mbooni but before it was found it had already killed 400 livestock. Just one! What they did not know is that there is another one that is hiding and continuing to do the same. This matter must be taken seriously. Secondly, compensation, even for obvious deaths of human beings has taken long since 2014. The contradiction is this; if a person is found in the park, they are fined Kshs200,000 on the spot or go to jail but if your animals are killed or crops are destroyed, the Government tells you to wait for over 10 years. This matter is so serious. The Committee must first of all, interrogate the allocation that we give to this Ministry in terms of compensation. Lastly, there is an issue I want to bring to your attention because my county has a park. Every county is supposed to receive five per cent of the benefits of the park from the Government. That is the only way that the residents can protect themselves and get the benefit of having all these wildlife in their regions. Mr. Speaker, Sir, other than asking the Chairman to do what I know he would not do - this is one of those instances where he will not - the Cabinet Secretary should be summoned because this issue is serious. The President signed a law on wildlife conservation which says that once a person is killed by wildlife they are paid Kshs5 million. They have not paid anyone since 2014."
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