National Assembly
May 18, 2017 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL REPORT Thursday, 18th May, 2017 The House met at 2.30 p.m. [The Speaker (Hon. Muturi) in the Chair] PRAYERS QUORUM Hon. Speaker: Can you ring the Quorum Bell? (The Quorum Bell was rung) Hon. Speaker: Order, hon. Members! We have quorum. We can commence business. PETITION FENCING OF MERU NATIONAL PARK Hon. Speaker: Member for Chuka/Igambang’ombe. Hon. Njuki: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to present my final Petition in the 11th Parliament. I want to thank you, Hon. Speaker, for all the petitions that I have presented in this House. Most of them have been very successful. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the residents of Tharaka in Tharaka Nithi County, draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, in 1966, Meru National Park was gazetted under Legal Notice No.4756 as a National Park; THAT, Tharaka Constituency borders Meru National Park to the North, with Ura Gate River as the boundary; THAT, that natural resource has been a blessing to the people of Tharaka by creating employment, and among the investment being the annual Ura Gate Cultural Festival, therefore promoting the economy and culture of the Tharaka community; THAT, in the recent past, human-wildlife conflict has been on the rise, mostly due to lack of a perimeter fence along the Meru National Park; THAT, this has led to the loss of lives, destruction of crops and property; THAT, the most recent case occurred on 1st May 2017, where two people lost their lives and two others were injured by an elephant in Marimanti and Gatunga, and one other person lost his life on 8th May within Nkondi area; THAT, the matter presented in this Petition is not pending before any constitutional or legal body.
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