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    "id": 808515,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/808515/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Lamu CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Ruweida Obo",
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        "legal_name": "Ruweida Mohamed Obo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No. 43, I wish to make a Statement regarding the challenges currently facing the Kenya Wildlife Service. Hon. Speaker, the socio-economic importance of the wildlife sector remains central to the economic sustainability of our country. For instance, besides being a major foreign exchange earner through various products, the wildlife sector, contributes to the positive growth of the hotel industry, curio, transport industry and other inter-linking private service sectors thereby acting as a direct source of employment opportunities for thousands of Kenyans. It is worrying that despite the many benefits we get from the wildlife sector, it is currently facing many challenges due to mismanagement of the service by the policy makers and implementers. Corruption and interference arising from some of the NGO sector brokers, low morale amongst its workers leading to a high rate of exodus of staff to seek greener pastures, coupled with conflicts with rural committees having failed to protect people and their property against wildlife attacks are some of the challenges. These challenges have largely been associated with inadequate facilitation of KWS at country and county wildlife conservation and compensation committees hence decision-making over key matters such as financial and procurement are centralised at the national level without the input of crucial service providers at the counties and sub counties, thus hampering efficient service delivery. Hon. Speaker, even after the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013 came into force, wildlife sector management functions are still over-centralised at the national level with its authority and operational resources still retained at the Lang’ata headquarters, greatly hampering service delivery in the counties. Arising from this, there is an urgent need for the National Assembly to expeditiously intervene in addressing the challenges facing KWS with a view to restoring it to its lost glory. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
}