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    "speaker_name": "Kipkelion East, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Cherorot",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute on this Motion, which has been brought by Hon. Kiarie, my good friend. I also thank you because of being elevated to the Speaker’s Panel. I know you very well, and I know that you can deliver. Hon. Temporary Speaker, this Motion is very wide. I know that it requires a lot of teamwork and collective responsibility from several groups, especially Government agencies and contractors. Planting trees along roads being constructed has to involve contractors, and has to start from the tendering stage. This is because if we do not commit the contractors from the beginning, they will abdicate that responsibility. We should also consider our youth because the contractor will be there for a while – maybe two or three years – and leave. Thereafter, our youth should be involved in taking care of those trees. As we think of this, we have to consider how we will get the seedlings that will be planted along those roads. We have to make sure that we encourage those doing tree nurseries along the roads. We see them, for example, in the areas of Elementaita and in several other areas of this country. It is time Hon. Kiarie included such stakeholders in this whole idea so that we have more seedlings to plant. The other day I was at Londiani Forest College during a passout parade. Londiani Forest College is known for trees. At the same time, I come from a place called Soget Forest in Londiani. That place used to have a lot of trees. I remember when I was growing up, there was the motto that says, “Cut one, plant two”. Right now, we are faced with drought and many 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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