Kenya Government, You, I & Khalil Gibran
In a past post, a promise was made.We refresh it here.
One day you will ask me which is more important?
My life our yours?
I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life."
Khalil Gibran
Just a day before 6 lions were killed in Kitengela, an area skirting Nairobi National Park, government witnesses serious, serious premeditated, inclusive attention now.
The question had been raised weeks before.
Reading through the Plenary Hansard of 19th June 2012 it became clear though that from conservationists, to the tourisim sector, the travel gloss, the whole band wagon, have we all become immune. We are human beings only for being in sectoral passion?
The fundamental thought and spirit of the Draft Wildlife Bill is bringing sanity. This trully people, is the real opportunity probably the only one to place held prejudices, intellectual snobbery, not least little wives club jealousy's aside. There is real opportunity for racial, socio economic, financial, basically sectoral interests to be put aside.
The Draft Bill has began a journey where together should we all work together, participate, educate, in an all inclusive manner, create and produce a Human/Wildlife Management policy that will have no equal in the world. Be the envy of the world. Where they shall not be a world where beauty is only in the eye of the beholder. 
Nor safety the answer for that.
No show off exclusive.
Now is the opportunity for all Kenyans, and all who love Kenya to do just that. If you are not going to do it for yourself, do it to shun, shame, not just Poachers and all who support, benefit, relish and or enjoy the end result of the unnecessury slay of any creature.
And if for no other reason, do it for the benefit that outside the "Big 5", things such as Phobias exist.
Left to Cool Bags, not a single Snake would have occassion to see tomorrow.
Its about Benetton's Colors.
So importantly, that in every country, every race, every religion, when politics blends with sectoral interests, going absolutely nowhere.
Use this Kenya's Draft Wildlife Bill to show maturity, occassion a path. Use it to make, hear, learn.
Myopia? Maybe. Reality? Can be.
Up to you.
| Plenary Hansard 2012 |  |  |  |
 Hansard 20.06.12A (223.8 kB) |
"...MINISTERIAL STATEMENT
A
TTACK ON RESIDENTS OF LAIKIPIA BY LIONSThe Assistant Minister for Forestry and Wildlife (Mr. Nanok):
"...As the law currently stands, there is no compensation for livestock, crops or
property damaged or destroyed by wildlife and payments of medical bills incurred by
persons injured or killed by wildlife. My Ministry has in this respect taken action to
initiate a review of Cap.376 of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act of 1989
with a view to explore sustainable and realistic options for compensation for wildlife
damages. The draft Wildlife Bill and legislation has, in this respect, been forwarded to
the Cabinet and is awaiting discussion and subsequent approval by this House." Further: "...
More so, compensation shall be enhanced and a
more comprehensive framework on conflict management is to be provided to take care of
the expenses incurred." And: " the new Bill which fortunately is being processed through the Attorney-General’s Office, will be tabled before the Cabinet and will be brought to this House for discussion..." Importantly: "...
As an Assistant Minister for Forestry and Wildlife, I can
say that it is an offence to kill any wildlife. It is also an offence for the wildlife to kill
human beings. The reason why my Ministry has held the services is because we had to
put a balance and make sure that we minimize as much as possible the human/wildlife
conflict. Of course, you need to understand the challenges we experience. You will
realise that a number of dispersal areas and wildlife corridors that were for wildlife have
been inhabited by human beings." Most crucial is this part: "...
I hope that before the life of this Parliament comes to an end, that Bill would have been finalized. It is already out of our hands, it is in the Attorney-General’s Chambers and we hope that it will go through the other processes and be tabled in this House...We hope that in a couple of weeks, it will go to the.."
Cabinet and then, it will end up in this House."
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