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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Parliament should scrutinise every cent of the Budget to see the cost benefit of its expenditure, and empower the communities that have provided the environment to earn money for this country. It is despicable that you cannot drive from here to Narok, which is only 142 kilometres away, in two hours. You must drive there in five hours, yet you will be driving to the Maasai Mara, which has been declared the Eighth Wonder of the World. How much money have we devoted to rehabilitate our forests in the Mara, Kiabonyoru and Manga, where the waters of Lake Victoria come from? Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, actually, I should not be surprised to learn from Mr. 560 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 11, 2007 Sungu that Lake Victoria has receded by three feet. Now, I would urge the Members of Parliament who depend on Lake Victoria to contribute money from their Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) kitties, and make sure that the Government chips in, to reafforest our Mau Escarpment, Manga Escarpment, Kiabonyoru and Sumita Mountains, so that we can have enough rainfall, which will throw more water to Lake Victoria to fill it up. In this way the people who live around Lake Victoria will get enough fish. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Report addresses the issue of the environment, particularly afforestation and our rivers, for example. How much money do we devote to provision of clean portable water to the densely populated areas of Kisii and Kipsigis, so that we can guarantee them good health, and also ensure that clean water will flow to the lake for use by the people around it? Have we ever thought of a lady in Kisii Highlands moving from the top of the hill, where her house is, to the bottom of the hill? A lady who is pregnant - she carries somebody \"in front of her\" - goes down hill with an empty pot and climbs uphill with two loads - the pot on her head, or on her back, and the baby \"in front of her! We should provide water to peoples' settlement. That is when we can know that our participation in ACP-EU conferences is beneficial to our people. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, have you ever thought about somebody in Kajiado South trekking 20 to 25 kilometres to fetch water and yet, that is where we earn a lot of money for this country? This Report also addresses the issue of small arms and light weapons. Today, Kenyan soil has become a killing field. It has become a killing field because people have easy access to small arms and light weapons. Some of those weapons are more sophisticated than what our security forces have. That is why we hear every other day that a policeman has been killed by thugs. Thugs have weapons which are more sophisticated than our security forces. It has taken six months now and we have not been able to control the situation in Mt. Elgon District. It is a small place. It is one of the smallest districts in this country. How about if that conflict spread to Pokots, Turkanas, Marakwets and the Kisiis, who have settled in those areas? Could this Government be able to control it, if it cannot control a small place like Mt. Elgon? I wish the recommendations of this Report on the control and management of small arms and light weapons were implemented to the letter. That way, we can be peaceful and secure. Today, when you leave this Parliament at 6.30 p.m., you are not sure whether you can arrive in your home safely. That is because everybody around us has got access to small arms and light weapons. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Report addresses the issue of economic partnerships. I serve in the Steering Committee of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on World Trade Organisation dimension. We have been grappling with an issue that could affect this country greatly, unless we solve it. That is the issue of patenting our production. A few years ago, our"
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