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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nyambati",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Walter Enock Osebe Nyambati",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me a chance to contribute to this very worthy Bill. I want to start by thanking Dr. Otichilo for this very well thought Bill which is very necessary for this country. I also want to pay tribute to Wangari Maathai who fought so gallantly to ensure that the effect of climate change and afforestation is heeded in this country. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is extremely important that, we, as a country, understand what climate change is all about. This country of ours is basically an agricultural country. This will be enable us to recreate what we produce in the country, what we do as a country and how we plan our food security in this country. This is because a country which cannot feed its people is not worth its salt. A Government which cannot take care of its people has no business governing the country. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am particularly impressed by Section 19 of this Bill which gives the powers to formulate, publish and co-ordinate the implementation of national and county climate changes programmes and shall make the programmes available to the public in both print and electronic media. It is extremely important that the country understands the essence of climate change because then we will be prepared as nation when we have El Nino rains and drought. This will enable the Government to inform the citizens on what is happening. In the final analysis, climate change will affect everything that happens in this country. It will affect the agricultural products that we produce in this country. In the final analysis, it will affect the welfare of the people of this country. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is extremely important that we have an authority which will give us correct information on what is happening in every part of this country. This country has diverse climates all over the counties. So, it is important to know, for example, what kind of climate the County of Nyamira is expecting all the year round. A lot of times we have got wrong information. We can get even the weather forecast saying there will be rain when there is no rain. We need to have this actual and factual information so that as a nation, we are able and ready to plan. I, therefore, want to strongly support this Bill and say that it is long overdue. As a country, we need to have had it in place so that together we can manage our country effectively. I strongly support."
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