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    "id": 475108,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "I thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. As I contribute to this Bill, I want to commend my good friend, hon. (Dr.) Ottichilo, for the relentless pursuit that he has had on this matter. It is true that issues to do with climate change are with us. They are global in nature but the fact that Kenya is, at least, trying to do something to mitigate the effects of climate change is commendable. However, having said that, it is a fact, of course, that as we stand today, Kenya’s carbon footprint globally is negligible. The tragedy of global abuse of the environment is that whether you participate or not, the effects will always catch up with you and, therefore, to the extent that we are doing something to be prepared to deal with those effects, I think it is commendable. I have looked at the Bill and at the Committee Stage, together with the relevant Committee and my good friend, hon. (Dr.) Ottichilo, we will be proposing some amendments so that it is aligned to issues that are contemporary to us. Having said that, I think also it is important that, as a country, we look at what opportunities we can get from issues to do with climate change. One of the areas that we have been concerned about as a country is the question of energy mix. I have said that in so far as global perspective is concerned, Kenya’s contribution to the issues of carbon emission are negligible but nevertheless, that is no reason for us not to take appropriate steps to utilize and make our contribution no matter how minimal. What is encouraging is that countries, particularly the USA and China which have been the culprits with regard to carbon emissions are now beginning to realize that this thing is here with us and unless we take mitigating steps, we could as well be toying around with whether or not we want humanity to survive to the decades to come. But that is maybe at the international stage but I think at the local level, this is an opportunity to look at how we do things. Recently, together with my energy Committee, we visited the Federal Republic of Germany and it is very interesting to note what we were able to see in that country. As you know, the Federal Republic of Germany is a temperate country. In terms of the surface area, it is just about 360,000 square kilometres The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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