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    "id": 1071087,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1071087/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bomachoge Borabu, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Prof.) Zadoc Ogutu",
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        "legal_name": "Zadoc Abel Ogutu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I would like to take this chance to thank Hon. Chepkut for this Petition. I consider this Petition a reminder of what we have to do as a nation and also as a House in terms of policy. I would also like to say that as the Committee looks at the Petition there are key issues they may want to also consider. As a nation, we have done very well in responding to climate change issues. We have planted trees. Infact in most places like Kisii region, if you go there you may think you are in a forest, but the trees are not the right ones. Therefore, they may want to discuss the types of species that need to be planted. That is something that is very important. I would also like the Committee to consider as a country how far we are in paying farmers as part of the motivation through the climate money. I know some countries have gone far because farmers are really dedicating their land especially regions where the land is limited to make sure that there are trees on the ground. Can they not be motivated? This issue is long overdue and it does not seem to have worked in Kenya. Finally, I will also want the Committee to consider how to deal with the massive consequences of climate change; flooding being one of them and landslides being another one. For the last two years, we have in fact experienced serious landslides in this nation, including areas that had never experienced landslides before. What can the Committee recommend, especially to the institutions including county governments? The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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