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    "id": 1516282,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this very important Bill. The basis is that climate change is real, and the law we have been having in place is old. Bearing in mind that we have a new Constitution, there was every need to align the current law with the new Constitution and at the same time, put this squarely as a devolution matter. Devolution is very important when it comes to afforestation. Although this has been treated for a long time as a national affair, there is every need to devolve it to the counties and make sure that the systems of governance in the counties participate fully in this particular affair. For a long time, trees have been cut without being replaced, especially in the drier parts of the country, it is even more appalling. Every single county in the country must have its program on tree planting. One of the biggest challenges has been the seedlings. I believe from the county assembly, there should be a program whereby the counties take responsibility to make sure appropriate seedlings in accordance with the climate of that particular county are planted. What has been happening is that we have a tree planting day, it is not well organised, then you plant trees, some of which do not even survive in that particular climate, and as soon as we leave, with no one watering them, all of them dry up. Then we repeat this year after year, and still, we do not have as many trees as we should have. We are aware that there are areas where trees are done for commercial purposes and are harvested and replaced accordingly, and those people are in a commercial venture. We also are aware of places where trees have been cut carelessly and have not been replaced over the years and desertification has continued. Wherever trees have been planted properly and especially trees that grow in that particular area, like in the case of Makueni County, where we have a tree called Mukau, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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