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    "id": 1264987,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1264987/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Baringo County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jematiah Sergon",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, the ozone layer is very important because it gives us the comfort that the planet earth is protected through rain and avoidance of calamities like floods and drought. Apparently, nature plays a very key role in all those things. I read somewhere that the presence of Sahara Desert in Africa is a blessing in the Amazon Forest because of the cyclone. That is part of the ozone layer. In those inter-relations, it shows that we are so inter- dependent in nature or how climate works. It is very unfortunate that, nowadays, we, human beings, play a critical role, especially when we are in the speed of trying to make ourselves comfortable. We destroy the environment and end up not protecting what is naturally given to us by God. The Motion gives us, as a country, an opportunity to be part and parcel of the society and responsibility that we need to deal with global issues. The substances that deplete the ozone layer should be looked into. There is already a law that has been ratified all over the world. Kenya is pleased. I support this Motion, so that we do not look like we are not part of those processes. The good advantage is that we, as a country, have a Constitution that is very friendly. Hon. Kamuren put it very well that the section of the Constitution that allows the laws that have been ratified globally to be part and parcel of our laws is something that should be really considered. The framers of the Constitution realised that, sometimes, it is so hard for you to go to the nitty-gritty to look for ratifications. Once an international law is ratified in the globe, it is good for Kenya to adopt it. That is why its presence in the Constitution helps us. It will not affect us. We do not need a lot of things. The most important part I picked is that it will give us access to financial and technical support. If you are not part of a process that is globally accepted, when challenges arise, they will affect you because you may not have resources to take care of them during that given time."
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