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    "id": 1223640,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okenyuri",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I support this Motion on the adoption of the Report on the Joint Committee of the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining and the Senate Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources on the approval hearing of the nominees for appointment as Members of the National Climate Change Council. I congratulate the nominees who made it to this Committee. Unfortunately, to the one who did not make it, I hope they consider a Member from one of those marginalized communities. Before we go to the climate change discussion, I wish to congratulate the Kisii University Students who visited us this afternoon. I am a young person as they are. I generally think we share similar aspirations. I also wish them the very best as they anticipate to join political leadership. As young parliamentarians, we will be looking out to mentor some of these students from the various institutions so that they are able to transit to national politics. Moving on to the climate change discussion, currently in Kenya, the discussion is a welcome move. From the composition of this Council, it is already a sign of goodwill from the President and other Members who will be constituting that Council. However, I would like to challenge that this discussion trickles down to the bottom level that we largely campaigned on. Mr Temporary Speaker, Sir, when I talk about the people at the bottom of the pyramid, I am talking about rural women, school-going children, and the youth. Most of these women belong to self-help groups who majorly do table banking. Apart from the table banking, I would like to challenge our hon. Cabinet Secretary - also a woman - to ensure that as this goes down to the counties, these women will also be brought on board. Let us have women leaders as champions of this discussion so that we can also have local women participating because the effects of climate change affects negatively and positively the women, children and young people who constitute most of the Kenyan population. Secondly, I see that the Council will also be looking a lot on research. We have university institutions and technical training institutes. I am looking forward to this being largely involved. Like for research, we have very many young people who are coming with a lot of innovations and information in the different areas, who should be tapped by the respective county governments that are going to adopt this. For the school going children, I am looking forward to this being incorporated in our national curriculum so that children grow knowing that it is a responsibility to have a"
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