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    "id": 291237,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/291237/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Raila",
    "speaker_title": "The Prime Minister",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 195,
        "legal_name": "Raila Amolo Odinga",
        "slug": "raila-odinga"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stated in this House that I was prepared to put my political life on the line in order to ensure that the environment is protected in this country. At that time, a number of Members thought that I was targeting a particular group of people particularly some of my best supporters. Nothing could have been further from the truth. I was speaking in the interest of this country generally. I said and I want to repeat again that we must be prepared to protect our environment particularly our water towers. This country has five water towers namely Mount Kenya, the Aberdares, the Cherangany, Mount Elgon and the Mau. Of the five, Mau is the biggest of them all. The efforts that we took in order to restore Mau have begun to yield fruits. People living around Mau today acknowledge that the rainfall has increased in the area. There has been natural regeneration of the areas where we ask people to move out from. So, the Mau Forest is reviving. We have also continued deliberate plantation of the Mau. If we work together and if all the Members came out strongly in support of conservation, we can change this country and improve the quality of lives for our people. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
}