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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Muzee",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kazungu Muzee",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Our country is undergoing a lot of explorations for oil and gas. I am aware that the whole town of Malindi together with Watamu, is one block of oil. There is a company that has been awarded that block to do exploration. You can imagine with marine life in Malindi National Park and Watamu Marine National Park what that could mean if oil and gas were to be found in those areas. So, it is important that we put these into perspective. I am glad that this amendment is there to ensure that there will be a lot of focus around that. A lot has been said about the need for us to focus on our environment. As we were told, the forest cover in this country is less than 2 per cent. There is need for us to focus on an increase in that capacity so that we keep desertification at bay. It is important as we do that, we have local participation because it is one thing to have a committee sitting at the county level and to have people who appreciate the 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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