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    "id": 476869,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/476869/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kisoi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Michael Manthi Kisoi",
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    "content": "On the outset, I want to congratulate hon. Dr. Ottichilo for coming up with this Bill which is quite timely at this moment. My own father who used to climb mountains used to tell us about the glaciers on Mt. Kenya and Mt. Kilimanjaro and how they were diminishing. That definitely has serious consequences on the wildlife and the vegetation or the plants within those areas. Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is not rocket science that the issue of climate change is of great concern to this country and the world over. This is a worldwide phenomenon because we also seem to be getting signs of declining water resources. A couple of years ago, a quick visit to Lake Naivasha and other lakes in that area showed that these lakes were completely drying up. When such Bill is informing us that climate change is now a reality, then this august House should consider passing this Bill without any problem. Hon. Deputy Speaker, there are some things that are very important in this Bill. This Bill will enable us create awareness on the impact of climate change to this country. It will help us create an institutional framework to address challenges facing climate change in this country. We cannot coordinate and mitigate these issues of climate change haphazardly without having a coordinated framework or systems on how to address these issues. This has to get a professional background. This Bill is giving us quite a number of opportunities and especially our own commitment as a country to save our planet where life exists. We know that this planet; the earth, is the only place where abundant life exists. Therefore, as a nation because we are not living in isolation from the countries in global world, we should demonstrate our own commitment in addressing the issues of life through passing this Bill. This Bill will also help us increase awareness and educate our citizens to mitigate the effects of climate change and, therefore, the benefits of human survival. Climate change will affect human survival because we rely so much on water, vegetation and space to live. Hon. Deputy Speaker, this is a timely Bill that this august House will need to put a lot of emphasis on. We all need to support this Bill. Without having sustainable management concepts in order to address issues of development, this country will be heading in the wrong direction. With those brief remarks, I would like to support this Bill and congratulate hon. Dr. Ottichilo for it."
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