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    "id": 148095,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Konchellah",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Gideon Sitelu Konchella",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there have been changes in the climate of this country. Indeed, we always talk about the desert moving southwards. It is now right here with us. For instance, all the pastoralists in Kajiado and Narok districts have moved to Tanzania to look for pasture, because there has not been a drop of rain even in this time of the long rains. The Prime Minister instituted a committee to address this matter. The committee toured the Mau Forest to see the destruction. It is common knowledge, because it is not an issue that anybody in Kenya does not know. We see it in the media, both local and international, the destruction of the watersheds in this country. Up to now, the report by the Prime Minister has not been brought to this House for discussion, or for this House to decide what to do next. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, either the Executive’s hands are tied or they are not able to make a decision, for whatever reasons known to them; but we believe that it is a matter of lack of sincerity. It is a matter of lack of devotion to what they are supposed to do. Indeed, it is lack of respect for those people who are dying today, or who are suffering because of lack of water, or lack of pastures for their animals. It is not just pastoralists who are suffering, but even other farmers. If you go to Kericho, for example, tea is drying up. This is an issue that we must address as a matter of national security. When the entire nation is unable to grow food, then we are in trouble."
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