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    "id": 1216554,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1216554/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "The dollar is currently at Kshs127. So, we need to zero-rate so that we also promote clean, green energy and manage climate change. On water resources, you come from the coast region. We also have Lake Victoria and we are talking about the blue economy. We need to explore our blue economy. As I said earlier in the day, Nandi is a very unique county. We have three sprawling forests; Nandi North, Nandi South and Tinderet forests. By the way, many people do not know Mau is not only in Narok County. That is a misnomer. Narok County was here. Mau complex stretches from Tinderet, all the way to Mwamba, Nakuru, Bomet, Kericho and Nandi up to Narok. That is what we call Mau Complex. Nandi County is within our borders and has three forests. This is unique because no other county has more than three forests. We need to have a conversation about this. I remember the Deputy President, H.E Rigathi Gachagua, had even proposed the Shamba System, where families own and protect these forests. The late Nobel Laureate, Wangari Maathai, even said that if the Shamba System was allowed and people were disciplined, we could protect those resources. We do not want to create enmity between the forests and the communities next to the forests. Of course, we have to protect forests from land grabbing and other issues. So, we need to relook and see if we can do Shamba System and protect our forests at the same time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will bring a Bill about biodiversity and genetic resources. Can you believe there are organisations who pick samples from Kenya and use them for research in Malaria, Tuberculosis, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and many other diseases? The research is done in Harvard and other universities in the world, but they do not pay us anything. They are helped by Kenyan doctors to take blood samples for research, but do not even give credit or acknowledge those doctors when they publish the research findings. I really welcome this Bill, which falls in a unique area. I will bring here a comprehensive Bill, which says you must pay revenue for any Kenyan sample that you take to South Africa, United Kingdom (UK) and USA. Therefore, it is a conversation that we must have. You may have heard of the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), which is working in partnership with Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH). AMPATH is picking our samples for research abroad. They publish their findings and get money for it. However, they do not recognise the role played by our doctors and other people who researched locally."
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