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    "id": 769623,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Amin",
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        "legal_name": "Amin Deddy Mohamed Ali",
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    "content": "should be encouraged. Schools should store water so that children can water the trees as required. The other thing I can recommend to further the progress of this institutionalisation of forests is identifying the trees that mature early and those that can be compatible with the environment. Some of the neem trees which you see mostly in urban areas are quite useful and can grow very fast. I suggest that the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) should collaborate closely with the KFS to ensure that the appropriate trees are identified for those localities so that they can do well in this afforestation programme. One other thing I will suggest is that the KFS and KEFRI should work in tandem so that the institutionalisation of forests can become a reality. One thing I can remember very well during the Moi regime is that a lot of emphasis was put on afforestation particularly on forest conservation and growth. Today, even that institution for conservation of soil and water has not been forthcoming. One thing I have realised is that the Grand Coalition Government of Hon. Kibaki did not emphasis much on soil conservation and afforestation as compared to the former regime of Hon. Moi. We have seen in previous Governments a lot of deforestation particularly in the Mau Forest. As much as there is a commission for the Mau Forest, most of the water towers have been destroyed thus negating our goals as a country to have a 10 per cent forest cover. So, I suggest that this country and the Government of Hon. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta should learn lessons and ensure that the lessons we have learned in early 1970s and 1980s are brought forward so that we can enforce forest covers and conservation on this land. One other thing that we have realised over the years is that the poverty index in our areas has increased. People are resorting to forests as a source of livelihood. They are eking their livelihoods from forests, cutting down of trees, getting charcoal from trees and selling it. The Government should have elaborate poverty reduction strategies so that people do not resort to cutting down of trees as a source of livelihood. These are issues that we need to put forward as a recommendation particularly to the Committee on Implementation so that we can advance this Motion from an actual Motion to one that can elaborate key indicators for growth to realise an initial increase of forest cover of up to 10 per cent. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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