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    "id": 332725,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/332725/?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": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. First, I would like to thank Dr. Otichilo for introducing this Bill at this time when the world is experiencing a lot of climate changes. Climate change is a reality, but many of us are taking is casually. It is through these kind of Bills that the public, the country and the Government will take more serious interventions, so that climate change does not affect us adversely. Looking at what is happening around the world, we see that where there is drought, there is havoc. Where there are floods, there is also havoc. All this is caused by climate change. In our country, we have experienced periods of drought resulting to famine and many deaths. We have experienced heavy rains resulting to flooding that cause many deaths. Destructions have happened where there is flooding. There is no Authority established in this country to intervene on issues that are related to climate change. What happens is fire fighting exercises that come about because we are caught unprepared. This Bill is very timely. It comes at a time when everybody is waking up and when we need an authority to manage, mitigate and intervene in climate change which we are experiencing today. Governments all over the world today are putting a lot of resources to climate change mitigation and intervention measures. This is because Governments have realized that without authorities to ensure that climate change is managed the fire fighting exercises will be in futility. Dr. Otichilo has taken us through his Bill very well; he highlighted its objectives. I happen to be a Member of the Departmental Committee on Lands and Natural Resources. The Committee has looked at the Bill exhaustively. We will be introducing a"
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