Could the Cabinet Secretary - (i) provide details on the measures being taken by the Gove…

Question

The Member for Igembe North (Hon. Taitumu M’anaiba, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage: - Could the Cabinet Secretary - (i) provide details on the measures being taken by the Government to restrain marauding elephants in Igembe North from attacking locals and destroying crops and property? (ii) state when residents who have incurred losses arising from the destruction of property and crops, including loss of lives and injuries caused by elephants between January and February 2023, will be compensated, particularly residents of Malaene, Nginyo, Ndunyu Barikui, Kuuka and Luthaya villages of Ndoleli and Amwathi wards in Mutuati Sub- County, Igembe North Constituency? (iii) explain the long-term measures the Government is taking to address the recurring menace of human- wildlife conflict in Igembe North?