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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Dawood",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abdul Rahim Dawood",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to support this ratification of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. My reason for supporting the Agreement is that we will be in agreement with our international obligations. When we support the ratification of the Paris Climate Change Agreement, we will be saying that what is being done in Kenya ought to be upheld even by our international friends and partners. As you are aware, pollution and the greenhouse gases are a big issue in the world at the moment. The other day, New Delhi in India was shut down for about two weeks because pollution levels are above 400 or 500 when they should not be above 100. The same case pertains to China. So, we hope the incoming President of the United States of America (USA), Donald Trump, will sign this Agreement as well, because we are uncertain right now with him coming in. It is not that we can do anything about it, but we encourage the USA to also sign this Paris Climate Change Agreement. Once all the countries of the world have signed, we can reduce the greenhouse gases and reduce the temperature by two per cent. We need to see a way of getting carbon credits because we produce a lot of food and we have forests. I am glad there was a clarification from the Director of Forest Service, Mr. Mugo, in yesterday’s newspapers. He said that there was no overcutting of trees and I have just heard my colleague say that we have depleted our forests. I think we need to take it up with the Director to find out exactly what he said and what is on the ground. It should be the same. But we should encourage planting of trees. About two or three weeks ago, we were with the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Environment and Natural Resources, Prof. Judy Wakhungu, and we planted trees and launched the Meru Tree Planting for the Eastern Region. I believe we will be far ahead if we did the same all over the country. I am told Meru region is the highest in tree and forest cover after Kakamega. We need to introduce mitigation factors. If we get the carbon credits and incentives to reduce pollution, we will go a long way in this Climate Change Agreement. We are waiting to see if our international partners and the developed world can put aside a Fund, so that it can help 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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