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    "id": 1231728,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this very timely and valid Statement by the distinguished Senator, Hon. Chute from Marsabit. As a pastoralist, one of the things that we have difficulty in admitting is that meat is one of the main contributors of carbon emissions in this country. Carbon trading is important. We have many companies that trade in this country that are leaving a huge carbon footprint. It is time that thought intelligently and realistically about how we can erase our carbon footprint as a country. We have got aircrafts such as helicopters that move around this country and they all create or leave a big line of carbon footprint. Mr. Speaker, Sir, what I would like the committee that you will task this Statement to do, is to carry out a survey of neighbouring countries that have thought of introducing a carbon tax, so that you either pay taxes for what you are causing for the humanity to continue enduring, or you find a way to trade them to support other communities. When you travel around the world, you will find that big companies have now resorted to coming to Africa. Netflix is one of them. You will be surprised that even in the carbon trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), there are companies that are benefiting from our forests. What we must be told is our people--- This is something that should worry all the distinguished Senators sitting here. We all sit here to defend the Constitution and say that we are Kenyans and that the sovereignty of this country belongs to the people of Kenya. Let me shock you. This country is 60 or 70 per cent owned by foreigners. Narok, Samburu, Marsabit, and even Uasin Gishu counties are mostly owned by foreigners. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like the committee that you will task this Statement with to investigate. You will be surprised to be told that somebody is collecting dollars as a result of carbon trading of the Mau Forest. We need to be realistic and clever on how to pursue this matter."
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