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"content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) My Ministry has recorded a total of six people reported to have been killed, while 11 people were injured by crocodiles and hippopotamus around Lake Turkana area from the year 2000 to date. The years and locations of the incidents as well as compensations paid by my Ministry to the victims or their next of kin are detailed in the table which the Questioner has. But I can summarize this. There are ten individuals whose next of kin have already been paid. One incident was referred back because the documentation supporting it was missing. That was particularly the P3 form and other essential documents. A few others were being processed at the District Wildlife Compensation Committee and at the Ministry Headquarters Wildlife Compensation Committee and I have the reports now since this answer was prepared in early August. I have reports that some of them have already been disposed of. That makes a total of Kshs952,000 having been paid to victims or their next of kin through the District Commissioners. The few cases that were under consideration have already been approved as of now and if there is any that is still pending, we will try and fast-track it. (b) My Ministry through the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has taken numerous and far-reaching steps to adequately and sustainably address the conflicts experienced around Lake Turkana. We have offices around Lake Turkana, particularly, in Kalokol, Sibiloi and Lodwar that are headed by fully equipped wardens. We have, in addition, through the KWS conducted various awareness programmes through local FM radio, including Akicha FM, Maata FM and Hossana FM. My officers have also held several barazas and meetings, particularly in the hotspots. To be specific we held barazas in Kalimapus and Napasinyang – Kalokol earlier this year. We have held other barazas in Longech, Namukuse, Lobolo, Eliye, Kangatosa, Naoros and in Kerio area. In addition, three human/wildlife conflict resolution committees have also been constituted at Longech, Namukuse, Kerio, Ngimuriae, Nakurio, Napasinyang and Kalimapus. Added to this, awareness seminars have also been conducted in Longech and Namukuse that included all the fishermen from around that area sometime in October last year. These seminars were conducted jointly with the Ministry of Fisheries and the Kenya Maritime Authority. In mid last year, the KWS also funded exposure visits by councillors from around Lake Turkana to visit various places and national parks in Mombasa, Taita Taveta and Malindi to just give them exposure of how communities can benefit."
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"content": "Mr. Assistant Minister, your answer is very long! If that is the summary, I do not know what the original answer was!"
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"content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am concluding! Do not hurry me! In addition, we have authorized twin engines of 150 horse power both in Kalokol and Sibiloi to help patrol the lake. Finally, we have done some corporate social responsibility projects that support communities’ development. It may not be related to this, but we have pumped in close to Kshs1 million in partnership with the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF), Turkana Central to equip and renovate some schools in Kerio Division and Longech."
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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Assistant Minister for that comprehensive answer. But unfortunately, the answer is out of date and he has acknowledged that. This is because this is a Question that came up in August, it was delayed, I pleaded with the Chair and it is now coming in December. I am just wondering about the supplementary question that I had. Some of the compensations that are yet to take place are claims made as early as 2009 and the Ministry is waiting for communication to come from the district. Has that information come or is it yet to come? I am seeking your guidance."
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"legal_name": "Nuh Nassir Abdi",
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"content": "On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Any hon. Member or Minister should be responsible for the facts that they give to this House. In his own admission, the Assistant Minister says that this answer was prepared in August. So, is the information about compensations done in August--- In his own admission he said that he has some information from the headquarters that some compensation was done as late as this month. Would I be in order to ask that the Assistant Minister goes back and gives us an up to date answer that complies with the time?"
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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am always responsible for the accuracy of the information that I present in this House. When this Question was asked sometime in July we prepared an answer that was delivered to Parliament. But the additional supplementary information that I was giving out was answering the Question. At that particular time, there were only six cases whose processing was still being done for compensation. But so far, the information that we have got – and take this as the truth – is that, that has already been dispensed with and the money sent through the District Commissioners. If there are particular incidences that any hon. Member here may think that we have delayed paying, give me that information and I will make a follow up and I will get you a feedback."
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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Assistant Minister for the answer he has given us. But I think that the biggest problem with crocodiles and hippopotamus is that there is a season when they become excess in their areas of habitation. The policy with the Ministry has been to completely cut off locals from hunting these animals. What we want to know from the Assistant Minister is whether they can consider allowing cropping of crocodiles by residents, particularly along the River Tana. This is because they keep attacking us and when we attack them, the Ministry protects them by arresting people. Why can the Ministry not allow cropping of these animals because they are actually in excess?"
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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have taken note of that, but we have to realize that we are signatories to international conventions, and crocodiles are some of the wild animals that have been cited in the CITES Treaty as endangered animals that cannot just be killed like that. We have taken note of that and we will intensify awareness campaigns nationally around the River Tana, which is one of the hottest spots, Lake Turkana, Lake Victoria and a few other areas to ensure that communities drawing water and going for fishing from these water bodies are sensitized on the particular times of the day when the frequency of crocodile attacks could be high."
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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the tribulations that our people face in Tana River and many other places, which are crocodile infested, are real. Compensation is usually channelled down to the recipient; it is a laborious process and the time it takes for someone to lodge a compensation claim is long. Sometimes it takes ages before a person receives compensation. What is this Ministry doing to ensure that they devolve some funds to some of these hotspots, so that you have a district cash fund that can provide compensations? These forms do not have to be sent to the headquarters, where they take ages. These forms should be processed by the committees at the district level and then payment should be done by the District Commissioner."
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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think that is a very good point; we can take note of that; when the revised Wildlife Bill comes here we will look into that in line with the county governments that have been created by the new Constitution. But as it is now, I know that process is laborious. We have put 60 days as the maximum period for the process to begin and end; sometimes we go beyond that period because of so many factors that are beyond our control. I can only tell this House that when we will bring that Bill here, I think that is an area we, as representatives of people, can look into, so that this activity can be decentralized to county governments and payments can be made on time."
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