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    "id": 475114,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/475114/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wandayi",
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        "legal_name": "James Opiyo Wandayi",
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    "content": "area of afforestation and reforestation. It is a fact that when we embark on proper afforestation and reforestation we end up creating opportunities for the gases that have been emitted to be sucked. Therefore, our biggest contribution will be the area of afforestation and reforestation. It is a requirement globally that the forests cover should be at least ten per cent. It is on record that Kenya has attained three per cent to four per cent, if I am not wrong. So, we have a long way to go. Therefore, we have to create opportunities to carry out afforestation and provide a natural sync for the gas emissions in the atmosphere. This is one area that needs to be explored and it requires inter- departmental, inter-agency, and inter-ministerial approach. In the past, we have been made to believe that certain species of trees are unfriendly to the environment. This has been out of, I would say, ignorance to an extent. If we restrict Kenyans from planting certain exotic tree species on account that they consume more water, then we will be encouraging Kenyans to make use of the indigenous tree species which take a long time to grow and develop. We, therefore, need an approach that encourages the planting of both exotic and indigenous tree species."
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