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    "id": 849555,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaruma",
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        "id": 13223,
        "legal_name": "Johnes Mwashushe Mwaruma",
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    "content": "We also have poaching. When people poach animals for food, they create an ecological imbalance where predators like lions do not have enough food. They, therefore, leave parks and go to where people domesticate animals and create human- wildlife conflict. Human-wildlife conflict causes death of human beings and animal destruction of crops. For some people, crops are a means of livelihood. We must note that there is need for peaceful coexistence between the wild animals and human beings. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I stated earlier, wildlife is very important to our economy and yet they move to where there are human beings and destroy their livelihood. What steps do we then need to take so that we have peaceful coexistence between wild animals and human beings? One of the things that is supposed to happen so that we reduce animosity between human beings and animals is to have people compensated for loss of human lives, animals and crops occasioned by human-wildlife conflicts. However, there lies the problem. People are not being compensated and I have data. At one point, I asked a question about the status of compensation in Kenya by the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife. I asked for a case scenario for Taita Taveta County which I have here and I will share with the House data that I have. In 2012, wild animals caused two deaths. They killed two people and the amount unpaid is Kshs400,000. Five people were injured and The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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