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    "id": 848669,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Seneta",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mary Yiane Senata",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for protecting me. The Government has not been forthright on the cause of the death and measures that are being undertaken to avert future deaths. The Cabinet Secretary for Tourism has been heard and seen blaming the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and its Board for the deaths. It is very sad that such a big number of this much endangered species of animals are dead and nothing is coming forth from the Government in form of explanation, except a blame game on who is responsible for the deaths. There is need for an inquiry into the factors that led to the death of the animals. The inquiry should extend to KWS to establish why, in addition to the death of the animals, there are many other issues including human-wildlife compensation that still remain unresolved. The inquiry should also look into the process that led to the need to relocate the animals. A report on research findings of the new habitat should be availed and the translocation process and whether the process including that of monitoring after relocation was done in accordance with the recommended procedures. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, KWS is bedeviled by many wolves which could have been part of the cause of this rhino fiasco. I would appeal to you to direct the relevant Senate Committee to look into the state of affairs at KWS including how the service is being managed because there are reports of demotivated staff due to low salaries and poor working conditions which might have contributed to this rhino saga. There is also need to ascertain whether there are policies on moving animals from one sanctuary to another and, if so, whether the relevant policies were applied in the current rhino issue. Lastly, since the current CS came into office a couple of years ago, there has been no improvement in service delivery in KWS which begs the question about his contribution to the improvement of service delivery. It is. for instance, open knowledge that so many cases of compensation for loss of human life, livestock, crops and properties 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."
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