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    "text_counter": 108,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ababu",
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        "legal_name": "Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba",
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    "content": "Finally, it is so good to sit in this House and say we are ready to join the global premier league in terms of taking substantive measures to take better care of our environment. This law has been quite long in coming. It is a law that we had occasion to debate in the 10th Parliament. It went to the President for assent but it was not assented to. We are now concluding this journey. Of course, I applaud my brother, the Member for Emuhaya, Hon. Ottichilo. He has distinguished himself as a true champion of care for our environment. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the clauses that have been mediated are important. They have definitely enriched this Bill. Clause 7(2), in so far as it retains the presence of the civil society in this Council, recognises the role and contribution that the civil society has made in making us have a framework that can better take care of our environment. That is where we are today. Of course, we know that it is because of care for the environment through efforts of the civil society that this country boasts of hosting one of the Nobel Laureates of our times – Madam the late Professor Wangari Maathai. Through the Green Belt Movement, her works made a major contribution to the agenda of taking care of our environment. Those of us who follow these issues keenly will remember the work of Prof. Wangari Maathai through the Green Belt Movement and how it helped save important catchment areas like Karura Forest. She helped to save Uhuru Park from “vultures” who were circling these important resources. She did this through her efforts and working with the civil society. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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