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    "id": 530677,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mositet",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Korinko Mositet",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Let me start by congratulating the Senate Majority Leader for bringing this Bill. This Bill ought to have been brought two years ago because its importance lies in how to manage the wealth of this country. I will be very brief because of time constraint. I will start by congratulating those who take issues related to their environment seriously. I also want to congratulate the former President, Daniel Toroitich arap Moi. We know the campaigns he made to control erosion in this country. I laud him very much. I also congratulate the late Mr. Michuki for what he did. We have the ozone layer, the atmospheric zone and the earth crust itself. You can imagine the kind of wealth we are talking about in connection to a country when we refer to the rivers, forest cover, grassland and even vegetation. We are now talking of how we can make sure they are well managed. I believe a number of us, as professionals, have contributed to the destruction of our environment. This Bill has come at the right time when we were almost requesting that the environmental pollution needs to be declared a national disaster. The Bill is trying to align itself with the new Constitution and will allow counties to come up with laws which can assist them to manage their counties properly. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when we talk about depletion in our forests, many have talked about the water towers in our country like the Mau Complex, which is the heart of almost each and every county. Today, River Ewaso Nyiro which traverses my county does not go all the way up to Lake Natron. It dries up just past Narok. That is how sad it is. The cover of Ngong Hills, which is quite near here and the source of River Athi; the Galana, is completely finished and naked. It used to be the catchment area for Athi River. It has now dried up. The Bill talks about the Impact Assessment Reports and those who write them. If they cheat, there are consequences which they will face. I am really happy about that. I remember River Nol Turesh in my county used to be a very nice river and the ecology of The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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