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"content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to speak very quickly on this issue, as the Chair of the African Parliamentarians Network on Climate Change. It is very unfortunate that a Motion which has all good intents and purposes for this country, must have such heavy underlying political tones, that even leaders who know that this issue is important will continue to hold our country at ransom. I have not heard any hon. Member who has not said that it is important to secure the water catchment areas. Everybody supports it, but what is true is that serious political undercurrents continue to plague this issue. I think it is about time the Government took responsibility. I believe the Motion asks the Government to take responsibility. I am asking for Government responsibility on this matter. It is not about individuals or even hon. Members of Parliament. The people who live within forests and those who lack water downstream are human beings. All of them are represented in this House. There is no way we can divide these two people because of political interests. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, one day, we will be held to account by this country for some of the things we do here. If today we have not â and I say this candidly"
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