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    "id": 1222785,
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    "speaker_name": "Nominated, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Dorothy Muthoni",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to this very important Motion. First, I take this opportunity to congratulate the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry, and Mining. I in particular thank the Chair and his entire team for the considerations that they have made. Climate change is no longer a theory as people thought. It is now a natural phenomenon that has caused havoc across the globe. When we first heard of climate change and global warming, we thought it was a fallacy. However, as we speak today every person in this country, and in the world at large, has felt the effects of climate change. It is for that reason that I rise to congratulate His Excellency the President of the Republic of Kenya, who is the Chair of the National Climate Change Council, and his Deputy. Many-a- times, we come up with very good resolutions, we pick the best people who are knowledgeable, highly qualified in an area, but we do not actualise what we put on paper. I am aware that the President is very passionate about the bottom-up economy, and this is one of the premises on which the Kenya Kwanza Government was formed. The President himself has undertaken to start planting trees and urging people to plant trees because the effect of climate change is now being felt across the country. Hon. Temporary Speaker, we know that there is famine everywhere. For about four years now, some areas have not received any rain. The main reason is because we cut our trees and, sometimes, knowingly destroy our forests. For this reason, I am supporting these nominees. The three nominees have been vetted, scrutinised and they are qualified to serve in the council. Let me allay the fears of the Member who is in support of the nominee who is not qualified. I support the Members who are saying that the person should be replaced by another one from the marginalised area simply because she is not fit for this council. With her qualifications, she can fit in another area. Our forests are a main source of revenue. I am one person who comes from the Mt. Kenya region. I know that when the trees were being harvested, our youths – who are today languishing in poverty and spending their time drinking day-in, day-out – were very busy. There was a beehive of activity when the trees were being harvested. I am supporting these individuals who are very knowledgeable in this area so that when those activities resume, it will be to the benefit of this country. This will also be a source of wealth for the very many young Kenyans. That is because old people do not go to the forest to harvest trees. It is normally the youth. I want to end my speech by first remembering very passionately…"
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