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    "id": 849589,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "rights, which are stipulated in the Constitution in Article 43, will be affected. We have to see that the constitutional rights of the people are not interfered with by wildlife. According to the Senator, there are some people who are supposed to be compensated but have not been compensated. It is painful and unthinkable that people lost lives and some even became disabled as a result of being attacked by wildlife yet they have not been compensated when a ruling was made that they be compensated. Delayed compensation is delayed justice and we should not do this to the affected families. There is need to ensure that we do not add to the wounds that the families have. Wildlife encroaches human land because of climate change. There are times when you will find that there is no grass hence the animals do not have food. When the food chain is interfered with, they will go looking for food. As they go looking for food, they will encroach on people‟s land and when they do so, we will have people being attacked which leads to loss of limbs and this should not happen. There is need for the Government to ensure that the habitats of the wildlife are well fenced for them not to encroach on the land where human beings live for in as much as we love these animals, we also have to ensure that they are not affecting people negatively. There is also need to ensure that the animals have sufficient food so that in the event of climate change, they do not encroach on people‟s farms. There are instances where people have lost their limbs. You can imagine being fine one day just for you to lose your leg or a hand the next day. This should not be the case. The Government should put in place mechanisms to ensure that the wildlife habitats are fenced and clearly demarcated for the animals to be okay as well as the human beings. In that case, we will have a win-win situation between the wildlife and human beings. This Motion should not stop here. I want to encourage Sen. Mwaruma to ensure that this matter is enshrined in law by becoming a Bill. We should have tourists coming for wild game, our GDP should increase and human beings should be happy about their wildlife. I support this Motion."
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