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    "content": ", locally known as “Mathenge” was introduced by foreign researchers to fight desertification in arid and semi-arid areas of northern Kenya; noting with concern that the spread of the species has now turned into an environmental hazard destroying grazing lands and pasture; recognizing that it also affects fishing grounds and water installations thus creating food insecurity and poverty in a majority of counties in arid and semi-arid areas of the country; the Senate urges the relevant government agencies both at the national and county levels to effectively control the spread of this tree species and also create economic benefits from the exploitation of this product. This is a matter that affects the public in my county. As we know, Turkana is largely a pastoralist community. The problem is also affecting other counties like Baringo, Tana River and Garissa just to name a few. This species, as I said, was introduced erroneously, the purpose was meant to control desertification in a country that was getting drier and drier. At that time, Turkana was getting affected by frequent droughts. NORAD decided to introduce a tree species from South America in conjunction with the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU). The tree species were given to the Forestry Department through NORAD and implemented by the Turkana Rehabilitation Project. The same project was replicated in other areas and did very well. In a few months, we saw the growth of this species. The problem we are now facing is a scientific thing that no one had discovered."
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