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    "id": 1158860,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
        "slug": "samson-ongeri"
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    "content": "I remember when the Ozone Layer story was being propagated by the late Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, I happened to have attended that conference with the late President Moi in London. People laughed off saying there was no such a thing like Ozone Layer depletion and, therefore, we were likely to have catastrophic development of weather patterns all over the world. We are now witnessing it. All that is happening is as a result of the depletion of the Ozone Layer and the weather patterns have been distorted totally. Therefore, we have difficulties knowing what to tell the farmers and what not to tell them. I believe that with the available technology and equipment, we can locate them at various points of interest, particularly geographical locations, where you can predict with a certain degree of certainty how the weather pattern in a certain region will be like. That is critical for our food security and preservation of our animals. It is painful when you see livestock being destroyed because there is no water or even storage of water to an extent where animals can be saved to save the farmers the agony of their investment. This is an agricultural country and, therefore, we must invest heavily. I suggest that when they seek for further information, they must tell us how much the Government has invested in this technology era, particularly in the equipment necessary to predict in detail how the weather patterns are likely to be at any given moment in this country. I thank Sen. Khaniri for bringing this Statement, which is important because it has a bearing on our economic and human survival. It also has a bearing on the aviation industry and is of value to many other sectors of our country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we expect detailed answers to give us some sneak preview of what is happening in this country. I thank you."
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