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    "id": 194544,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Robinson Njeru Githae",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to make my contribution to this very important Bill. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill is important in the sense that it authorizes the various Government agencies to spend money and give Kenyans services. It is even more important because of the additional Ministries that were created. It is important for them to be given money so that they can start delivering services to the people of Kenya. That is the only reason why those Ministries were created. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am happy because I have seen that the Ministry of Environmental and Mineral Resources has actually been given a substantial amount of money. As far as I am concerned, this is the most important Ministry. I do not know where this idea that the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources is not important came from. The media has been heard saying that the Mr. Michuki should be returned to the Ministry of Transport because the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources is not important. The truth is far from this. As I said, as far as I am concerned, this is the most important Ministry and I believe it has been given to the right man. This is the man who will return snow on Mt. Kenya. We know that the snow is disappearing. The rivers running through our mountain ranges such as the Aberdares, Mt. Kenya, Mau 986 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 13, 2008 Summit, Mt. Elgon and so on are drying because we have not respected nature. I think the words of Prof. Wangari Maathai have caught up with us. She told us that if we do not look after nature, it will avenge itself. There were a few rivers in my area from which we used to drink water when I was a young boy. These rivers have now disappeared. So, as far as I am concerned, this is the most important Ministry. If there is not enough rain, we will have hunger. Again, that is one of the reasons I believe this is the most important Ministry. It deals with the basics. Therefore, those who have been saying that this is the least important Ministry are wrong. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Nairobi City was created where it is because of Nairobi River. When the Wazungu came to Nairobi, they saw the fresh river whose water was so clear. They decided to set base here when they were building the Uganda Railway. I think if those"
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