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    "id": 803119,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to table a Petition on behalf of community conservancies. The Petition to the Senate is Pursuant to Article 119 of the Constitution and Part xxv of the Senate Standing Orders concerning financial/budgetary support to wildlife conservancies for sustainable conservation and community development. We, the undersigned citizens of the Republic of Kenya and representatives of the wildlife conservancies across the country draw the attention of the Senate to the following:- THAT there are over 160 community and private conservancies spread across 28 counties within which most of the country’s biodiversity hotspots of Northern Kenya, Maasai Mara, Amboseli, Tsavo, Mount Kenya area, Athi-Kapiti plains, Rift Valley Lakes, Western Kenya and the Coastal Belt are located. THAT the above biodiversity hotspots are Kenya’s key wildlife areas in form of savannas, grasslands, forests and wetlands, whose contribution to the national economy mainly through wildlife tourism, life supporting ecosystem services and development of local livelihoods and infrastructure has been significant. THAT the biodiversity areas are under constant threat of depletion and extinction owing to pressure to serve the needs of increasing human population and subsequent needs, including settlements, food, industrial and infrastructural development and, more so, from effects of climate change. THAT the loss of biodiversity poses dire risks to the nation manifested in food insecurity, loss of tourism earnings for the country, marginalization of local communities and poverty due to lost livelihoods and resource conflicts among local communities who compete for the scarce natural resources. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
}