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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Korir",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to also congratulate Sen. Abdul Haji for the amendment that is before the Floor of this House. Before that, allow me also to welcome the hon. Members of this House from the long recess. I know it has been long, but I want to welcome them back to the business. I want to thank the hon. Senator for the amendment he has brought to this House and the Government for the few steps they have taken to address environmental issues, especially tree planting, which has been witnessed in recent years. I also want to echo the sentiments of Sen. Omogeni that the first leaders of this country, the retired President Moi, did a lot in terms of making sure that the trees were planted along the highways, which can also still be witnessed in some of the areas. Madam Temporary Speaker, the amendment is trying to promote the planting of trees in all public land. I also bring to the attention of the members that there was a suggestion that we need to have the Green Army. I do not know whether it is in the Act, but this was supposed to assist the counties in terms of implementation. Every now and then, we have the environmental day, we do the planting and we leave it till the next season. We do not know whether there are some trees which need replacement before the next planting season comes. These are the only people who can assist us in terms of making sure that these trees are managed well. The Act also is trying to establish at least one tree nursery in each county. I request to Sen. Abdul Haji, that it would have been prudent for us maybe to have established one nursery in every constituency. This is because the nurseries will serve the schools around those areas and even the performance indicators within those particular constituencies. Establishing in one county might be far, but having it within the constituencies might be a bit convenient to the members of that particular county. I suggest that we have at least one nursery in every subcounty. Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not want to belabour because much has been said by other colleagues. However, as we even discuss about this amendment, I suggest that it would have been prudent to include that most of the issues that have been affecting environment in this country is lack of coordination between the relevant ministries. 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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