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"content": "On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. To me, at the face value, the statement being made by the Prime Minister is a matter that is not really within his docket. It is not cross-cutting. It is a matter for the Meteorological Department and for a specific Ministry; this is not Government policy either. It is just a statement on what is happening. I wonder whether the Prime Minister is in order really to delve into matters to do with the weather."
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"content": " Order! He is in order. Proceed, Prime Minister."
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"content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member may wish to know and he should not be laughing; this matter affects livestock, infrastructure, where roads are washed away by floods, agriculture and forestry. It is a cross-cutting issue. It is an issue of climate change. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the heavy rains are also hampering the harvesting and delivery of crops in the North Rift. There were reported drowning cases in Muhoroni, Kisumu County and Namanjalala in Trans Nzoia County. The rain forecast for the month of December indicates that the western sector of the country will continue to receive enhanced rainfall. The eastern sector of the country will experience slightly depressed rainfall. The Government’s crisis response centre is open 24 hours to receive and respond to any incidents of emergency arising from the enhanced rainfall. Members of the public can contact the crisis response centre by phone. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, our country is experiencing enhanced rainfall against the backdrop of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference currently taking place in Durban, South Africa. Human activities such as deforestation and emission of greenhouse gases are warming the global climate, thereby altering weather and rainfall patterns. Kenya cannot escape the impact of climate change and must work together with other countries to mitigate and adapt to climate change. To keep the world safe from human-induced climate change, we hope that the Durban conference will make progress in establishing binding commitments to limit greenhouse gas emissions and mobilizing adequate financial resources for adaptation. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said yesterday, and I want to repeat it here, that we, as part of the developing world, are victims of greenhouse gas emissions, which have happened elsewhere. We should stop the blame game. I know that we also do have a responsibility to stop emissions that come, for example, from cutting of our trees and also burning of charcoal. That is the reason why we talked about reforestation of the Mau Forest and all our other water towers. We, like other parts of the world, have a responsibility to preserve and conserve this planet earth, because there is no space for us. Nor do we have the technology to transfer humanity to another space like Mars, once we have destroyed this one that we have. Therefore, collectively we have a responsibility to make this world livable. If the climate change process continues, this earth will become too hot for human habitation. Therefore, we have a responsibility as a people and country to stop the deforestation and begin the process of afforestation. We want to increase our forest cover from the current under 2 per cent to 10 per cent by the year 2020. That requires that we plant 7.6 billion trees. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we must arrest the process of charcoal burning and that is why we have come up with a policy of kerosene-free Kenya. We want to move our people from using charcoal and kerosene to using green energy. Green energy is, for example, using solar lanterns as opposed to using kerosene lamps. It also means using resources like wind which we have in abundance in the country. It also means using geothermal resources which we also have in abundance in our country in order to move away from the dependence on fossil fuels which continue to pollute the environment. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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"content": " Are there any clarifications to be sought from the Prime Minister? I see five of them. Prime Minister, please, note and then you can respond to them. I will start with hon. Odhiambo-Mabona, followed by hon. Mututho, hon. Kigen, Dr. Eseli, hon. Chachu and finally the Member for Lari, in that order."
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Prime Minister for addressing the issue of climate change and the way it is affecting lives. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the rains have changed and now we find that the short rains tend to be more towards December than in November. Areas that were hitherto not affected are getting heavily affected. For example, last week a place in Lambwe Valley called “Ogando” was flooded and many people lost their property and homes. What are the measures in place to ensure that the persons, especially in Ogando, Lambwe Valley who were affected are helped?"
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Prime Minister for a very elaborate Statement and his sensitivity to climate and climate change. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would, however, wish to seek clarification from the Prime Minister, why they have taken that policy on the ban of kerosene so suddenly? What measures are in place to safeguard the young trees that we have struggled to plant over the last couple of years? What measures is the Government putting in place for alternative source of energy, immediately once the ban on kerosene is in force?"
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Prime Minister has highlighted certain steps that need to be taken to reverse the climate change problem. One of the steps he gave a lot of emphasis on is afforestation. I would like to know from him what efforts the Government has made in an attempt to increase the forest cover from 2 per cent to 10 per cent, by way of allocating enough resources within the shortest time possible to ensure that we attain that call. What has the Prime Minister done to make sure that charcoal burning, which is still ongoing is completely stopped?"
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for allowing me to add my voice in thanking the Rt. hon. Prime Minister for that comprehensive Statement. However, I would like the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister to clarify the following: Hydro power dams have been recharged, and yet electricity charges have not gone down. What action is the Government taking to provide enough finances for rehabilitating the infrastructure, especially through the Constituencies Roads Committees, so that they can repair the roads that have been washed off by the rains?"
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also thank the Prime Minister for addressing this very important issue of climate change. The road infrastructure in most parts of this country has been destroyed. In particular, roads in northern Kenya are not passable. As a result, people are not able to access food and travel. In my constituency, there is a place called “Ileret” which is 550 kilometres from Marsabit Town, our county headquarters. No truck has managed to travel to that town for the last two months, and people are actually starving because they have not been able to access food due to the very bad road infrastructure which has been destroyed by the rains. What will the Government do, in the short-term, to ensure that those roads are made passable, so that our people can travel and access food as well?"
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, while commending the Prime Minister for the very clear Statement that he has made this afternoon, could he inform this House of the far-reaching steps that the Government is taking to protect the remaining forests and make sure that logging is stamped out completely?"
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