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    "id": 612242,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. J.K. Ng’ang’a",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 54,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Nganga Kiuna",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support this Motion. This Motion is very timely. I want to thank the Mover of this Motion. As human beings, when we were born or brought to this world, it was well balanced but due to our negligence and greed, we have changed everything. That is why we are struggling to change our climate. During the old days we had a lot of forests and a good environment, but we have destroyed them. I can give an example. Where I come from; Njoro Constituency of the larger Molo, we used to have the Mau Escarpment Forest during the old days and it was well preserved. Nowadays there is nothing because we have destroyed it. After destroying it, the lower zone has turned out to be a semi-arid area and the people who live there are always crying for food and water. It is high time as we talk about environment and natural resources abuse, we also consider the wildlife-human conflict. Njoro Constituency neighbours Nakuru National Park. Those people who live in the lower zone are always in conflict with wildlife. Wildlife from Nakuru National Park invade their farms and destroy crops. They hardly harvest anything. We need to look at it and ensure that those areas reserved for forests are well protected. Let there not be anybody, however mighty or strong he may be, to destroy forests. Let the area be gazetted so that it is not invaded like it happened in Mau Forest. There is a lot of smuggling going on in forests. People are invading forests and cutting down trees with impunity yet we have forest and game rangers. As we talk about protection of our environment, we need to ensure that those people entrusted with that responsibility do so without fail. I recommend that all forest guards and rangers who engage in corruption be dealt with. I support the Motion."
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