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    "id": 615531,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/615531/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lentoimaga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Alois Musa Lentoimaga",
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    "content": "Coastal areas and the upcountry parts of this country suffer the same kind of environmental degradation because of mismanagement. The previous sessional paper was about wetlands. If we do not take care of areas that are important, especially with regard to attracting rainfall, this country will be in serious problem in future. In Samburu North, those areas are important for our livelihood. Mountains, rivers, and lakes in our place have been degraded. People have encroached on these areas. They harvest sand from the rocks and so on. They do this even though policies are there. Our biggest problem is the enforcement of the sessional papers after we pass them here. There is serious degradation because of displacement. In my constituency, there are wetlands, for example Ekirisia Mountain, Nyiro Mountain, Ndooto Hills and Matthew Ranges, which have been invaded by people for more than 20 years now because of raids. They go there as they look for safety. It is primarily because the areas are forested and are on higher ground. However, because of lack of implementation of policies or laws, nothing has been done to assist these Kenyans to have an alternative settlement in order to protect these areas. We are getting a lot of destruction for example landslides, floods and drought because of mismanagement of these important areas, including wildlife protection. Wildlife is killed every day because it comes and invades areas that used to be their homes. This is because of congestion and intrusion by human beings. I support and urge the Executive that after a Sessional Paper or Bill goes through this House, they should implement it to the letter."
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