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"speaker_name": "Mr. Nanok",
"speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Forestry and Wildlife",
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"content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The names, numbers and details of people killed and injured by wild animals in Samburu District in the last five years and the action taken in each case is as per attached table marked Annex 1. (b) The names of those compensated and the amounts paid is as per attached table marked Annex 2, which in summary is 50 paid and 25 not paid. (c) The Government has put in place several measures to deal with human- wildlife conflict in the area as follows: One, a senior warden to deal with issues of human-wildlife conflict as well as overall oversight on all issues of wildlife conservation and management is permanently stationed in Maralal District. A contingent of 40 rangers is stationed in Maralal for Problem Animal Control (PAC) and security patrols. Three, four vehicles are in place to carry out such duties. Four, patrols are done on a regular basis in the following areas, namely: Lesuk, Kerimon, Suguta Marmar, Baawa, Poroo and Kisima areas. Five, community sensitization meetings; regular meetings are held in different areas of the district. A total of five meetings have been conducted in the last five months in Baragoi, South Horr, West Gate, Ngaroni and Kerimon. Six, community involvement has been enhanced through launching of âWarrior Watch Initiativeâ comprising of 130 morans from Westgate Community who have been sensitized on wildlife conservation issues. These morans are engaged actively as wildlife security scouts and they also sensitize their community on wildlife conservation matters. Training of these scouts has also been undertaken. In addition, 18 Samburu County Council scouts are on a three months training at KWS Field Training School, Manyani. These scouts will help beef up the mitigation of the human-wildlife conflict. In this new initiative, 52 motorbikes have also been purchased to be distributed to various conservancies for quick response in areas where vehicles cannot be used. Samburu East has been allocated five motorbikes. The local FM radio at Serian FM in Maralal conducts two-hour programme every Wednesday. This is done by the area warden honorary assisted by KWS officers in educating and creating awareness on issues of wildlife conservation and human-wildlife conflict. Two hotlines have also been put in place to improve surveillance. These are: Hotline number 0710228909 in Wamba and 0710229901 for Maralal. The lines are purely meant for receiving reports on human- wildlife conflict within the district and the local FM radio and local leaders also help in advertising the same numbers to enable the community seek assistance as need arises. Team work between conservancy managers and KWS officers has been started to enhance synergy in addressing conservation conflict and wildlife security related issues. Stakeholders meetings are held by our officials to address issues related to security and awareness. Lastly, the Provincial Administration has also been brought on board to address the matters in their chiefsâ barazas."
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