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    "content": "It is worth for Parliament to note that in the 1990s, Kenya used to process 5 per cent of the global loin tuna catch. This was produced by a company known as Wananchi Marine Products Limited based in Liwatoni in Mombasa. When that company collapsed, Kenya’s tuna was extracted by other countries and resold in foreign markets. Inability to exploit our tuna resources has seen Kenya lose a potential revenue of Kshs3 trillion since 1982, when the Exclusive Economic Zones were set up by the United Nations. To revive this dead capital, my administration formed the Kenya Fishing Industries Corporation in 2019 to regulate the exploration of Kenya’s marine and fish products. This Corporation took over from the defunct Wananchi Marine Products and is in the process of setting up marine landing sites and processing plants in Lamu, Shimoni and Liwatoni. Once fully operational, the goal is to land 300,000 metric tonnes of tuna every year and employ a workforce of approximately 60,000 people. This industry has the potential to rake in Kshs200 billion a year for Kenya. Overall, as we seek to improve our infrastructure, our commitment to sustainable development is uncompromising. It is the solemn duty of present generations to consciously conserve the natural beauty, ecological splendour and pristine environment that we received from our forefathers and generations before them, and to pass it on to future generations in as good a state as we can, unbroken, as it was given to us, if not in a better condition. In that regard, I note with satisfaction that our Greening Kenya Campaign continues to gain momentum. As a result, approximately 71,794square kilometres of our homeland is currently constituted of tree cover representing 12.12 per cent, while 52,279 square kilometres of our country is under forest cover which represents 8.83 per cent up from 6 per cent. We are on course to meet our target of 10 per cent forest cover by 2024 for trees are without doubt the “lungs” of our nation. 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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