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    "id": 1283158,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1283158/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mariam Omar",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. Climate change is a global crisis. We thank and congratulate our President, Dr. William Ruto, for being at the frontline in this initiative. Climate change is a collective responsibility for all sectors of the Government. That is why our President is at the frontline for this initiative. It is a collective responsibility for all Government sectors, just like education. During drought, the education and health sectors are also affected. During floods, there are waterborne diseases. The flooding season also affects the transport system, thus impacting the Ministry of Roads and Transport. The agriculture sector is also affected. Additionally, these days there is what we call carbon trading, which is also under the trade sector. The Bill has come at the right time for our country to benefit from this business called carbon market. The benefit of this Bill, including its specific objective, is to legislate on carbon rights, carbon markets and trading, qualification of investors in the carbon business, project requirements and inclusive environmental and essential impact assessment. This will enable us to have the high-quality trading of emission reduction. The benefit of this Bill is that it will support our country in complying with the Paris Agreement and help with investments in carbon projects. It adds a revenue stream for sustainable development. It will also help in global training in the interest of forest carbon assets. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support this Bill. It has come at the right time when Kenya is having the Climate Change Summit. I congratulate our President, Dr. William Ruto, for taking this initiative and being on the frontline of climate change and for planting 15 billion trees. He urges people to plant trees. I also request him to eradicate some ---"
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