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    "id": 45428,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/45428/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Raila",
    "speaker_title": "The Prime Minister",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 195,
        "legal_name": "Raila Amolo Odinga",
        "slug": "raila-odinga"
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    "content": ". Four years ago, while in New York, that city was preparing for the New York Marathon. There was an American champion who was going to compete in that marathon and he was asked: “How do you rate your chances tomorrow?” His answer was: “It depends on how many Kenyans are going to be in the race. If it is one, I will be number two. If they are two, I will be number three”. So, there is nothing to prevent us from establishing a Kenyan marathon. In fact, we have got the Lewa Marathon, which is developing very fast to become an international marathon. I also know that Athletics Kenya is thinking of upgrading the Standard Chartered Bank Marathon to Nairobi Marathon in future. So, it is an idea whose time has come. I know that already, there is a lot of work being done by Athletics Kenya officials. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Shebesh asked about the US$100 billion that I was promised at Copenhagen. Just to put the record straight, at first it was US$30 billion; the Climate Fund promised in Copenhagen and also confirmed in Cancun last year. The US$30 billion is supposed to be disbursed by the end of 2012. From 2012, this amount is supposed to be upscaled to US$100 billion per annum up to 2020. What has happened is that this money has not been spent and that is really the reason for the Paris/Nairobi Initiative. On one hand, the donor countries are saying that the most vulnerable countries are not coming up with bankable projects that qualify for funding. On the other hand, the developing countries are saying:”We are not seeing this money.” So, we sat together with the French Government and decided that we should zero in on one particular item, because climate change is a very wide subject. Last year, Norway and Indonesia signed an agreement on afforestation, through which Norway is going to give Indonesia 100 billion Euros for that project. So, the programme that we decided on was to zero in on renewable energy and help develop capacity among the African countries in the field of renewable energy so that we can identify the potentials in this area within our countries and then use those to apply for funds through the US$30 billion Climate Change Fund. That is the purpose of this and we, as a country, are already moving on. I have mentioned the geothermal, wind, solar and bio fuel. We do hope that we will attract more funding before we go to Johannesburg later this year."
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