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    "id": 1191895,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mugambi Rindigiri (",
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    "content": "The problem that we have is not planting trees, but how to take care of those trees. For a tree to grow, it must be watered, and it must be protected against destruction by animals and human beings. There are people who are good at stealing seedlings. This is something that we need to think through because we can approve the Motion, but now how do we implement it? We have a problem with the type of trees that can grow in specific areas. In the place I come from, there is a lot of water. If you go to Isiolo, which is a semi-arid area, they require a different species of trees. Therefore, we need to involve the KEFRI and the Kenya Forest Services (KFS) to work in conjunction with the contractors who will be putting up highways in Kenya. As we pass this Motion, I will ask the Mover to amend it such that a certain amount of money that is being brought in through the Climate Change Fund be allocated to planting trees along the highways. I am aware that there is a lot of money being dispatched by the government, and some of it needs to be allocated to planting trees along the highways. Planting trees along the highways is not the only way to make Kenya look beautiful. How I wish we now start protecting our water catchment areas. There has been massive destruction of water catchment areas by way of encroachment by those who are bordering them and clearing trees on hills. As we move forward on the highways, we also need to look at the water catchment areas. I know of large scale farmers in my constituency who have large tracts of land. We also need to make it compulsory that any farms along the highways should be instructed or should be required by law to plant trees on the boundaries. Some of the roads reserves will not be enough. We can plant trees and the next day they are uprooted. So, we need to have a minimum distance of the road reserves where trees can be planted. This Motion has come at the right time. I support the tree planting concept, but with the amendment I have just spoken about; the 30 per cent of the contract, water catchment areas 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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