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    "id": 1499467,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "South Imenti, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Shadrack Mwiti",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute on this Bill. I will commence by thanking Hon. Irene Mayaka for this noble Bill that is long overdue. The objective of this Bill is to protect future generations through controlled planting of eucalyptus trees. The Bill seeks to regulate the private planting of eucalyptus trees haphazardly. Second, the Bill proposes the uprooting of eucalyptus trees that are already planted in water catchment areas. We need to prohibit the planting of eucalyptus trees along rivers, lakes, seas, and wetlands. In the case of South Imenti – where I come from and represent the people – we have farms along rivers that are at a high risk of drying up. We need to reclaim the wetland areas for cultivation purposes. The effects of eucalyptus are many. It absorbs a lot of water from the ground thus consuming a lot of water from rivers. Eucalyptus is characterised by extensive roots that absorb a lot of water. A case study in South Imenti has indicated that there is a decline in water percentage in the wetlands. It has also been found that where eucalyptus trees have been planted, the ecosystem is disrupted. There is a lot of soil degradation in areas where we have eucalyptus trees because the leaves from the trees litter the ground and change the chemistry of the soil."
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