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"content": "THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION (AMENDMENT) BILL (National Assembly Bill No.66 of 2023)"
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"content": " Who was on the Floor at the time? I see too many hands raised. Can I get the record? The last one who had some more time was Hon. Mulanya. Is he in the House? You have a balance of nine minutes. Proceed."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to complete my contribution to this particular Bill. I support the Bill to amend the Environmental Management Act so that we can regulate the planting of eucalyptus trees in this country. Research has shown that this tree has a high transpiration rate in that it is very difficult for other trees or plants to grow near or under it. As a result, it has caused many problems in our country. Many people have been rushing to plant eucalyptus trees, especially in swampy areas and near riverbanks. Traditionally, we had crops that would support our food basket, such as arrow roots and other crops that could grow near riverbanks and swampy areas. However, after the introduction of eucalyptus trees, the production of some of these crops has drastically reduced. As such, our people are suffering. For instance, in my constituency of Nambale, many people have been destroying the riverbanks and the swampy areas. We no longer have swampy areas where we can grow crops during drought. As a result, I wish to support the amendment of the Act so that we can regulate the eucalyptus trees being planted near the riverbanks. Let us have it controlled by growing them in dry areas because of their resistance to drought. The tree can do well in areas where agricultural production is not being done so that the more viable agricultural land can be used for food production. Hon. Temporary Speaker, we know that the disadvantages of this particular tree outweigh the advantages. Although science has shown that this tree can help us have treatment for arthritis and other itchy diseases, when you look at the wood produced from the eucalyptus tree, it is not even the wood that is attractive to people involved in joinery works because it is too hard that it cannot produce good furniture. Therefore, when we allow this tree to grow, we destroy the environment. For that reason, I support the Motion and pray that the tree be regulated and not be planted near riverbanks and swampy areas. Thank you."
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"content": " Hon. Millie Odhiambo, MP for Suba North, are you in the House?"
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"content": " I am, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support Hon. Irene Mayaka’s Bill. This is a very straightforward Bill because it is about environmental conservation. The eucalyptus tree has many benefits because it grows very fast and there are many commercial benefits attached to it. Nonetheless, if we plant it along or near the rivers, it has the potential of drying them up and hence denying us our water sources. As a country, we are suffering severely from the impact of climate change. When many of us hear the issue of climate change, we think it is a very romantic, exported or a foreign notion. One of the things that I have noticed at a very practical level, is that since I was born, it has always rained on my birthday. That is why my middle name is Akoth because I was born when it was raining. But for the last four years, it has not rained on my birthday; and not only that, it is usually a rainy period which begins towards the end of October and November. If you observe the rain patterns at the moment, it has been raining from mid-November. It then becomes very difficult even for farmers to know how to plant. That is why we are even having food security challenges. There are certain man-made effects of climate change and this is one of them. Nobody is stopping us from planting eucalyptus trees but we need to be guided on where they should be planted on, so that we not only have the benefits, but also think about sustainability, and especially to our younger generations so that we bequeath them a country that is food secure and one that they will live on without suffering from the consequences of different diseases that are related to environmental changes. I congratulate Hon. Mayaka because we need to focus more on the benefits of the eucalyptus trees. She has looked at the climate impact but I wish we could bring more plants that are of benefit to the country and especially, from a medicinal perspective. I thank and congratulate Hon. Mayaka because she is fairly focused. Since you came to this House, you have been doing an excellent job, and you have my support. Thank you. I support."
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"content": " Hon. Ngusya."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to add my voice to this Bill. From the onset, I thank my sister, Hon. Irene Mayaka. She has really surprised me with the number of contributions and the many legislative proposals that she has brought to this House since she joined this august House. This is a very straightforward Bill. It does not need a lot of debate and she has based most of the legislative proposals on the practical aspects having in mind that she comes from Nyamira County which is a wetland. The eucalyptus tree has commercial benefits but our concern is environmental conservation. We are not banning nor stopping the planting of eucalyptus trees but we are calling upon Members to support this Bill so that we plant this tree in areas where they would not have a negative impact on the environment. Eucalyptus trees absorb a lot of water especially if planted along rivers. We are going to raise the issues of water security in this country. Eucalyptus trees have many disadvantages when it comes to environmental issues. It is one of the trees which I will call a “greedy tree” because it competes with almost all the other trees in terms of the absorption of water. Sometimes, it can lead to soil depletion in areas where we have planted them. We, therefore, need to support this amendment, and I am calling upon Members to think of areas where we can plant eucalyptus trees for commercial benefit. Let us introduce other varieties of trees that we can plant so that we can manage the issue of climate change. With those few remarks, I support. Thank you."
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