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    "id": 1223571,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13165,
        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Kenya happens to be one of them and we do not have a choice. I know this for a fact having travelled far and wide across this continent, Many people continue to argue about food prices and all these things that we do, yet we keep on forgetting that Kenya is, by and large, an arid land. Eighty-six per cent of our land is arid. The only part of our land that that has good forest cover and is fertile is only 14 per cent. On the contrary, our neighbours like Uganda, has almost 90 per cent arable land. That is why they continue to produce food cheaply better than us. The only way we can catch up is if we have good climate policies that can only be churned if this works. That is if this Committee settles down and does their work, as is expected of them. Therefore, as we approve this Committee, I expect that these three Members who have been approved by both Houses will settle down quickly, fold their sleeves and begin the work that needs to be done. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to laud the efforts that have been made by the President in forming the Nairobi River Commission NRC). It is extremely important. I saw the kind of sentiments by residents of the city and those who live further down the line such as Kitui and Makueni counties. They mentioned what they need to do. Mr. Speaker, Sir, those of us who grew up in this city know how beautiful the Nairobi Yacht Club and Nairobi River used to be until we became what I continue to refer as environmentally stupid. We preferred money over lives. People set up big industries, churn out profits yet they continue to litter their waste into public rivers. We expect this council to reverse that particular trend and ensure that anybody who messes up with climate generally and the environment holistically, meet the full force of the law so that we can leave a better environment for future generations. I do not expect less from them. This is because in this Council, we ensured that we included the Chairperson of the Council of Governors (COGs) because counties play an important role in so far as climate related policies are concerned. They make laws at the county assemblies. Governors generate policies to ensure that their counties are well taken care of. Their decisions and licenses that they continue to issue to businesses have cultures and practices that protect our climate. That is why I find it important to have the Chairperson of the CoG, at any given time, be a member of this particular Council. Therefore, we expect that they shall sit down, approve and oversee our national climate change action plan. What is it that is expected of us? We must appreciate and laud the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, which at least, has scored big on the policy of planting 15 billion trees in the next 10 years. However, I bumped into the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, Sen. Soipan Tuya a few days ago. I challenged her that as a Senator who leads the people of Kericho County, I expect to know what is our expected share of contribution so that I can lead the effort. I know for a fact that if you challenge my good friend and neighbour, the Senator from Kisii County, chances are even him, he does not know what is the expectation of"
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