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    "id": 1186490,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1186490/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kajiado County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Leah Sankaire",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Motion by Hon. Kiarie. This is very timely and I support it fully. I support this Motion not only to have our trees planted on the main road reserves but across our counties to increase the tree cover and to solve the effects of climate change. As I advocate for this Motion to have trees planted to cover most of our vegetation, I am also very careful on the choice of trees that we choose to plant on our lands. In the early 1970s, there was a tree species popularly known as the “Mathenge Tree” which was introduced in Kenya from South Africa. The tree was to rehabilitate the arid and semi-arid areas due to its resilience, fast growth rate and its many uses for fodder, honey production, shade, windbreaker amongst others. On establishment, the tree aggressively invaded areas of indigenous vegetation and manifested negative impact on rural landscapes as well as on human and livestock health. When we choose these trees, let us do good research on whether they are resilient to drought. We should also look at the long run impact of the trees on humans and livestock. This tree has grossly affected my county, Kajiado, especially the areas of Magadi and Kajiado Central by aggressively affecting the vegetation. The tree grows along the roads, sometimes invading into roadways thus affecting the roadways and other parts. I support this Motion in totality and urge all of us that next time that we have trees brought to us, let us ask the authorities to kindly check on the type of trees so that as much as we get the positive impact from the trees, we also do not get the negative impact as much as we want to grow them in our counties."
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