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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ruteere",
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        "legal_name": "Silas Muriuki Ruteere",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I see the rains come and fail. Even when it rains just a little, there is so much that goes back to the rivers. This is because there are no undergrowth and bushes. They have all been cleared and only bare soil is left. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the lakes are drying up. We are caught in a situation that needs immediate remedial measures. However, we seem not to be aware of what is around us. The roads are being washed away. Here, we debate about the poor conditions of roads. However, the roads are patched up but immediately it rains, the patches are washed away. This is because torrential rains cannot be contained. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the people we have given the responsibility to look after our forests are the same ones destroying them. If you went to Timau today, you will realise that there is a lot of logging taking place at the forest which is near the township. We have talked but the authorities whom we talk to are in collusion with the loggers. They go for indigenous trees which will not grow again in our lifetime, even if others were planted. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I find it odd that the people who have been given the responsibility to protect our environment are the same ones destroying it. The people responsible for seeing that forests are not destroyed are the same people who are contributing to the destruction of these forests. They are actually supervising the destruction of the forests. November 12, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3397 Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the rivers are being polluted. All the chemicals that are used in flower farms and upstream find their way to the rivers. What happens when people drink this water? You will see many patients with organ problems; kidney, liver, diabetes and so on. These diseases never used to be there. However, because we have destroyed our own environment, air and residential areas, we fall victims of such things. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Motion needs to be passed and action taken immediately, so that we can live longer and our children have a future. I beg to support."
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