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    "id": 992806,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/992806/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to add my voice and congratulate my sister, Sen. Dullo, for bringing this very important Statement on violation of human rights. In this country, Government protected areas that are protecting wildlife are next to community areas. In fact, more animals are on the community land which is in protected areas. The KWS usually has statistics, but in this case, as Sen. Dullo has put, it is not just a statistic, it is somebody. Mr. Musa Somo Kanchora, who was shot. Mr. Kanchora is not just one person. Since the inception of the protected area, so many lives have been lost. The issue of the conflict between the communities and the armed KWS officers has been ongoing for so long without any resolution. It is about time that the Government started to value human life. The Government should take action against these rogue officers. I myself worked for KWS for a number of years, and at no point is the KWS condoning these kind of killings and wanton destruction of life. Madam Temporary Speaker, the right to life is sacrosanct and in our Constitution. We must be told how the people of Isiolo and other areas that are adjacent to the protected areas---. I know the Samburu belt, the Maasai Mara belt and the Taita belt are all areas inhabited by communities. These communities have been looking after these animals, but for them to be killed so carelessly and callously is unacceptable. It is about time that this Committee makes sure that the KWS and other Government agencies do not just extinguish people’s lives with the impunity that has happened so far. Madam Temporary Speaker, the people that are supposed to be protecting lives are the same ones turning on people. We have seen that with the police, in the case that Sen. (Dr.) Ali has just said. We have seen that even right here during the curfew enforcement. When will Kenyans’ lives be taken seriously? I think that this House must really stand up and make sure that the families are compensated, but more importantly that these kinds of extra-judicial killings based on we do not even know what, stop and justice is served to the families. Thank you. 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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