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    "id": 1516339,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Onyonka",
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        "legal_name": "Onyonka Richard Momoima",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this amazing Bill. Since I came to the Senate, it has dawned on me that if Kenyans or at least the leadership of this country was to visit different areas of Kenya, then they would understand why such Bills make a lot of sense in our country. Madam Temporary Speaker, recently we went to Mandera County and indeed I believe the reason why Sen. Abdul Haji has brought this Bill is because he comes from there. It was amazing to see what our brother, the former Governor, the current Governor and I am sure Mr. Haji also, have done in the county. It is very surprising. I congratulate them because this is a place where you walk in, see a desert, but also can see what human endeavor can do. You can see what people who mean well for their people can do. They have planted trees and hired women who are disadvantaged because of the environment and the circumstances to water the trees. As I speak, they have planted close to 250,000 trees. What was most shocking to us who have never been there is that those trees were specifically picked for the environment under which they were planted. Before we kept talking about the muarubaini tree and looked at it from the health perspective and yet, in reality, it is a hardened tree. The Governor mentioned to us that they actually had to go and pick the nursery pieces which they used initially to start the programme from Dubai. Secondly, we were also shocked that the county has actually set up nurseries for growing those trees. There was even information which was given that more research is being done so that those trees can grow faster, better and create a better environment. Kenyans and indeed the leadership in this House should remember that the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) is in Nairobi, Kenya. That has been one of the biggest stories since 1979 when they came here the first time. Having UNEP here not 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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