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    "id": 361671,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Emanikor",
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        "legal_name": "Joyce Akai Emanikor",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the Motion with amendments. Coming from Turkana County, there is no reason for me not to support this Motion because fishing is our main means of livelihood. Generally, the fishing industry in Kenya creates jobs for the youth. It provides nutritional values to mothers and children and, therefore, reduces child mortality and maternal problems, particularly those connected to health. We know very well that the fishing industry is improving food security not only in the regions where fish is produced but in the whole of Kenya as well as outside this country, as we export fish. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Turkana County is home to Lake Turkana, the largest desert lake in the world. It is the cradle of mankind. It was registered as a UNESCO world heritage in 1997. Lake Turkana has the potential of sustaining 60 species of fish. It has the potential of employing thousands of youth through the beach management units and other groups that operate along the lake. It has the potential of producing 22,000 metric tonnes of fish out of the 167,700 metric tons of fish produced nationally. If fishermen are given grants, we know what this figure could rise to. Lake Turkana might produce about 50,000 metric tonnes of fish. Giving grants to fishermen will go a long way in the realisation of Vision 2030, particularly if we look at the socio- economic pillar of Vision 2030 with a keen interest in reducing the poverty indices of places like Turkana County. However, there is another threat to Lake Turkana, and this has already been alluded to by hon. Otuoma. Lake Turkana receives its water from River Omo. Ninety per cent of the water of Lake Turkana comes from River Omo. So, as we think of giving grants to farmers in order to enhance the capacity and the potential of the lake, we should also think of protecting it. Currently, the construction of Gibe II Dam in Ethiopia is threatening the livelihoods and the biodiversity along this lake. It is threatening wildlife and the entire ecosystem that support life along the lake. It will be very unfortunate if Lake Turkana disappears within our life time. We will not forgive ourselves for not protecting it. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, therefore, I support the Motion with the amendment but I would also like to urge that we protect the industry by all means, including protecting our lake and its environs. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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