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    "id": 978298,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to make some comments in support of the Petition by Sen. Loitiptip on the issue of human-wildlife conflict. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Petition is not something new. We have all discussed about issues regarding our need to preserve human dignity, and also our desire to enjoy the gains that we get from the tourism sector. That is why we have turned everything into a commodity. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of human-wildlife conflict is something that can easily be resolved. I request the Committee that will be tasked with that issue for the people of Lamu to extend it further to other regions, like in Maasai Land – Narok, Kajiado and Samburu – and also Isiolo, where tourism thrives. At any given time in these places, there is an issue of human-wildlife conflict. However, the biggest question to ask is, “Why do we always have this? Is it the animals to blame; or is it our actions, as human beings?” I dare to say that it is our actions, as human beings, in encroaching into the lands which had been reserved as wildlife corridors. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, Sir, the only way which I hope this Committee will look into is how they can not only compensate these people, because everybody is talking about compensations. Even today, in our energy sector, everybody was talking about oil spillage compensation. Therefore, compensation is not going to be the solution. The solution is how to ensure that there is a 10 kilometre wildlife corridor where the wildlife can roam freely without anybody stopping them by constructing a house."
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