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    "id": 290814,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/290814/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwakwere",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Chirau Ali Mwakwere",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you. The majority of the fishermen use gill nets of between one-inch and two-inch mesh sizes, thereby resulting in a rapid decline in the size of fish that is landed. The ongoing reclamation and conversion of Yala Swamp pose several socio-economic and environmental challenges. The environmental effects of swamp conversion are wetland degradation, changes in water quality and biodiversity loss. (c) The rehabilitation of Lake Kanyaboli requires an inter-Ministerial approach involving the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, the Ministry of Fisheries Development, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, the Ministry of Livestock Development and, of course, the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources. Therefore, there is an urgent need to prepare and implement an integrated national resource management for the lake and the surrounding area, so that all the activities undertaken can be in harmony with the lake’s ecosystem. The Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources is preparing a policy on environment and will soon gazette the Wetland Policy that will further arrest the situation and avoid extinction of the aquatic life forms supported by this important lake. Thank you."
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