{"id":836615,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/836615/?format=json","text_counter":159,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"The Deputy Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Order No.17. Sen. Mwaruma is not here. So, it is also deferred to Thursday, this week. COMPENSATION FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT AWARE THAT tourism is amongst key sectors of Kenya’s economy contributing billions of shillings to the country as well as generating employment and livelihoods to millions of citizens; FURTHER AWARE THAT, Kenya is endowed with different wildlife species which contribute substantially to the national economy through tourism; NOTING THAT, cases of human-wildlife conflict are on the rise as a result of many factors key among them climate change and encroachment on parks and nature reserves leading to deaths and maiming of people by wild animals; FURTHER NOTING THAT there’s need to create a conducive environment for peaceful coexistence of humans and wildlife in the same space given the importance of wildlife not only to our economy but to ecology as well; 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."}