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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Vihiga, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ernest Kivai",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to this important Bill. From the outset, let me start by congratulating Hon. Irene Mayaka for the good job. Taking a historical perspective, in the last Parliament we had a proposal on the same. However, that proposal by Hon. Kirima was to ban the growing of this tree. I am backing this amendment Bill because it is talking about banning planting of this tree in specific areas, especially along rivers. This tree is known to be very unfriendly, even to other plants around it. I want to join my colleagues who have already stated facts about this tree in commenting about it. Where I come from in Maragoli, Vihiga, when we were doing reforestation of the Maragoli Forest the colonialists told us to abandon all our indigenous trees in favour of the new varieties. We saw the consequence of doing that. Right now, we are struggling to reforest. We are now telling people to go back to their indigenous trees. On the advantages and disadvantages, this tree has the advantage of growing very fast for commercial purposes. In fact, in my constituency, we have unique cases of people planting eucalyptus so that they can harvest them and sell in the market. Unfortunately, in the process they end up destroying their shamba. They do not grow any crop. When I was reading this Bill - I wish there was still time – I noticed that you will find a case of a neighbour planting this tree along a common border. What happens is that he affects the neighbour's growth of plants. I wish we have a provision where before one grows this tree his neighbour consents because of its harmful effects. Of course, its commercial value is known. I urge that this tree… We have enough land in this Republic. We can grow the tree for commercial purposes on a big plantation elsewhere. I support this amendment totally. I wish the Mover can include an element of what I have talked about our neighbours. If they plant eucalyptus tree next to you, it will affect you in the same way it will affect them. I support."
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