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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mariam Omar",
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    "content": "I like Clause 4(a), which states that the person who harvests a tree shall replace it in the area and under the direction designated by the service. There is a law that if you cut one tree, you plant three. We have to enforce this so that we replenish our environment. When the counties took over this position of tree planting, we needed them to have this responsibility so that they could do well and have enough parameters for their revenue sharing. The County Allocation of Revenue Act (CARA), and shared revenue authorities must also take initiative to check on the responsibilities of the counties so that they can do well in tree planting such as Mandera County. Mandera County got an international award because of tree planting. Planting trees has an impact on our planet. We have to responsibility to ensure that there is sustainable environment for the next generation. The Bill also incorporates the tax and physical incentives to boost investment in the forest land utilization as suggested by the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury. The Bill further mandates the county governments to promote tree plantings in all public land. In the amendments, Sen. Abdul Haji can maybe incorporate private land also so that it will not only be discriminative to the public sector. Moreover, the private sector also can take initiatives and responsibility that it is important to take care of our natural resources. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, maybe we can also incorporate the councils or societies to take care of our trees. We can portion our counties into societies the same way we did in Mandera County. Those societies can be taking care of tree planting so that everywhere will be greener. With those few remarks, I support."
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