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    "id": 317189,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/317189/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ruteere",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 92,
        "legal_name": "Silas Muriuki Ruteere",
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    "content": "The Minister has just come in and that is why I had not seen him. However, two-thirds of our country is dry. Because of the frequent climate changes that bring about frequent drought, the entire country is faced with drought frequently. Unless we address this matter, no development will take place. Kenyans need food. We are fond of importing food when there is a shortage. That way, we are not going to assist Kenya. I was in Israel in 1981. Israel was a very dry country then. However, they had an affirmative action to see that their country was afforested. Today if you went to Israel, you would realize that it has forests. Today in Kenya we have reduced our forest cover from 12 per cent which it was at Independence to 2.7 per cent today. So, we do not have rivers. Our wetlands are gone and conservation management is lacking. This Authority, given the powers, will address these issues. It is time our forests are increased. It is time that our wetlands are recovered. It is time that we conserve that which will make us have voluminous rivers that will irrigate our country. We do not want our rivers to go to waste as they feed the Indian Ocean. In Egypt, they are food sufficient yet they receive no rainfall. They depend on River Nile. Sudan feeds its citizens and it depends on River Nile. We have rivers across the country and yet we are not able to feed our people. This Authority will address these issues. This is a timely Bill and I support it."
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