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    "id": 649451,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/649451/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Barua",
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        "legal_name": "Ejidius Njogu Barua",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Mediated Version of the Climate Change Bill. First and foremost, I would like to congratulate my friend, Hon. Ottichilo, for working very hard for very many years to ensure that we have a legal framework that takes care of climate change in this country. It is a fact that the climate of the world and, not just of Kenya, is changing at an alarming rate. This is mainly because of anthropogenic activities. These are activities by human beings. Human activities are a big threat to the climate of the world. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the mediated version talks about three issues. The first and most important one is the representation of the civil society. This is a very important amendment. Personally, I am on record for supporting the inclusion of civil society in many other Bills, including the Environmental Management and Coordination Act, the Forest Bill, among others. In some of these Bills, the slot for the civil society has been taken up by the Council of Governors (CoG). I want to say categorically that the work that is done by CoG is important, but it cannot substitute the work that is being done by the civil society. As far as climate change is concerned, for many years, even before the real active participation in that initiative by governments, civil society organisations were working on climate change issues. We have in mind organizations like Climate Network Africa which has been working in this country on climate change issues for over 30 years. Now, we have Climate Action Group Network, which is very active and coordinated. I fully support the inclusion of a representative from 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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