Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Nov 2018 in Senate: When we talk about the expansion of population into these areas where there is wildlife, I remember Sen. Mwaruma talking about the communities that live next to the park. During the dry season, animals are allowed to graze in the park albeit illegally. During that time, there is a lot of human-wildlife conflict. Instead of us burning the grass in our national parks, it is about time that the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife should work with county governments to develop a system whereby the county governments can harvest the grass. view
• 8 Nov 2018 in Senate: In most cases, like in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, where we have the eighth wonder of the world and the great wildebeest migration, wildlife migrates because of the level of grass in the park. Sometimes the grass is too long making it difficult, unsafe and dangerous for other species to eat. Most of these conservancies, the best they can do is to decide that instead of them burning the grass to allow new grass to grow, they could harvest this grass and store it. Instead of allowing domestic animals to graze in the parks, the grass can be sold ... view
• 8 Nov 2018 in Senate: We ought to think about solutions that we can put in place to support this. Another solution that can help avert the issue of human-wildlife conflict is to review our land use policy. It is wrong when in Sikinani, for instance, where on a monthly basis you hear that someone has been killed. On a daily basis you hear that wild animals have been killed by crossing an electric fence. We need to develop a huge wildlife corridor, sort of a no man‟s land, where there is no development allowed in that area. This is so that when these wild ... view
• 8 Nov 2018 in Senate: The other issue has got to with the County Wildlife Compensation Committees (CWCCs) that Sen. (Dr.) Milgo spoke about. I remember earlier on in this House, there was a Motion seeking to have the compensation of those Committee Members implemented. Whatever is written in law should always be implemented. These people are not working because they are not being remunerated yet, it is very clear that for you to be able to work--- These Committees are very important and they have to work with the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, the county governments and with all hotels doing business in ... view
• 8 Nov 2018 in Senate: Finally, I hope all of us will support this Motion. I want to reiterate on the need to ensure that the Government allocates funds. It is about time that the Chairperson of the Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industrialisation to invite the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Tourism and Wildlife to sit down with other stakeholders like the KWS. This is so that when they are formulating their budgets, these issues are taken into consideration. This is because unless this is done and a supplementary budget is brought in to take into consideration all these things, our resolutions could end ... view
• 8 Nov 2018 in Senate: We need to think about issues that will have an end such that we already have the figures and we know the people who are supposed to be compensated. On a daily basis my father calls me saying: „My son, please go to the Attorney-General for me to be paid.‟ In the event that the Maasai end up deciding to kill the animals, it will become another big disaster in this country. view
• 8 Nov 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I support this Motion. I hope that the time frame, the 90 days given, which is proposed in this Motion, will actually be implemented so that people can coexist. The Maasai have for decades coexisted with animals in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve and in Amboseli National Park. When you go to Maasai land, no wonder in most cases you see these advertisements like the one for Safaricom where a view
• 8 Nov 2018 in Senate: is standing there with lions just passing there and he says: „If I were you, I would not pass there.‟ Yet, they just by pass them. It shows that once we work together, we can coexist with wildlife so that we can all benefit. view
• 8 Nov 2018 in Senate: It is sad, and these are facts, that a majority of the tourism dollars that get into this country – and it all looks into the issue of our animals – leave this country. We do not want it to leave alongside human life. That is sad. We must seriously think about this. This time round, I want to encourage Sen. Mwaruma, that immediately we adopt this Motion and once the Senate resolves, we move expeditiously to ensure that the 90 days given to the relevant stakeholders who will report to this House on the implementation, will bring some results. ... view
• 8 Nov 2018 in Senate: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view