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    "id": 849561,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "Thank you very much Madam Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this chance to second this Motion on the compensation to victims of human-wildlife conflict. I wish to thank Sen. Mwaruma for bringing such an important Motion affecting our people. Issues of human-wildlife conflict have been on the rise and if this is not checked, it shall worsen. At Independence, the environment of our country was fairly intact; we had rivers flowing naturally, the vegetation covered large parts of our country and it was home to many of our wildlife that in this case were also feeding on the fruits that were growing here. Our population has been growing at a fast rate which at independence was 8 million and by 2017, it was 49.9 million. I am sure by next year‟s census we will likely have hit well over 50 million. Such a scenario shows that with these numbers of people, the environment then got tampered with to pave way for houses, roads, institutions, firms and even other amenities. Therefore, the habitat of the animals changed because animals that found themselves in the course of these activities, living where people are, in towns, and even 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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