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    "id": 30602,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/30602/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Kamar",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Margaret Jepkoech Kamar",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to state that when a site has been designated as a Ramsar Site, as I said earlier, it serves the interests of the country and that of the international community. The local community will definitely benefit because the standards of conservation of such sites are raised. There will be protection against siltation. That means that, as a water source, the wetlands will have a longer life. We will be protecting the wetland from extinction which is caused by siltation and pollution. So, yes, whatever resources they will be getting, they will get them for a longer time. So, it is mainly for the sustainable productivity of the wetland itself. It will benefit the local community more than anybody else. But, of course, we know that those wetlands also conserve water for the nation. They become sources of water and tourism. We have the example of Lake Nakuru. We are protecting Lake Nakuru because of the flamingoes. The same applies to Lake Bogoria. So, it increases the tourism activities just because the resources within the wetlands are conserved for"
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