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    "id": 646475,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Senate Majority Leader and the Mediation Committee for bringing this discussion to a close so that the Change Bill (National Assembly Bill No.1 of 2014) can become law. I would like to urge the Council that is established under this law to note two things:- The issue of climate change is not entirely new. The problem of climate change has only been heightened by global warming as a result of industrialisation and emission of certain gases into the atmosphere which has more or less gone haywire. So, we must recapture the greenness in our environment and control the emission of these gases. This is not something new because we have research findings dating back to the colonial times which have done a lot of work. That information is available in our archives. Unfortunately, for the last couple of years, we have neglected financing and supporting research institutions. We have not invested in proper human resources to keep up with advancement in science and we may, in taking climate change seriously, behave as if we are reinventing the wheel. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like this Council to take into consideration our national heritage in terms of research and knowledge domiciled within our intellectual and scientific community. It should also build on it to come up with innovations of dealing with climate change without necessarily imbibing, lock, stock and barrel, solutions that are available in the international market but which will need to be cross- bred with indigenous scientific research that exists not only in Kenya but Africa at large. Countries with extremely diverse biodiversity like the Democratic Republic of Congo may have within their history certain experiences and traditions of dealing with climate change which may not have entered the literature of international discourse but may be useful for Africa. I hope this Council will be conscious of these matters to help in dealing with climate change in an innovative manner. I support. 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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