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    "id": 616805,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Iringo",
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        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
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    "content": "is no water. We are crying on a daily basis that there is no water and yet we are the ones who destroy our environment and forest cover. This can be very dangerous for future generations. Therefore, this Bill will go a long way to mitigate forest degradation. I would encourage the Board, once the law is put in place, to have people on the ground. They should establish a database of the forest cover that we have in this country. They should also work out the percentage of the forest cover and develop a plan on how each year we can reclaim desert or ASAL areas by many thousands of hectares with a view to increase the percentage of forest cover to, at least, 20 per cent. We normally talk about maintaining forest cover of between 10 and 15 per cent but if we can get that cover to 20 per cent, why not? We have a lot of land in Kenya where we can settle our citizens. Forty million of us are concentrated in a small area namely, the Central Kenya region. We have the Northern Region sprawling from Garissa to Wajir, Mandera and Moyale. That part of the country can be conserved. We can plant trees and, through irrigation farming, be able to settle many people. We can improve our forest cover. That way, we will be playing our part in conserving the environment and saving our country and the world from environmental degradation and ensuring that future generations reap the benefits of the efforts that we put today. I support."
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