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    "id": 769631,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/769631/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Tum",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 913,
        "legal_name": "Tum Tecla Chebet",
        "slug": "tum-tecla-chebet"
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Motion. We know that deforestation has a lot of side effects. We know about climate change. Kenya is a signatory to Kyoto Protocol. We have to follow and adhere to what we sign. I, therefore, support this Motion. Global warming will be an issue of the past if we plant trees in our learning institutions. We know the results, for instance, flooding in our coastal towns. We have to engage our students in our universities for internships and county governments can pay them. We will therefore be creating jobs for those who are learning in our institutions of higher learning. The other issue is talent identification. When we engage the youth, we will know their areas of expertise and we will locate them wherever they are. We know most of our youths are doing tree planting. When we venture into this, they will engage in income generating projects because they will have a place to sell their trees. We also know agriculture is the mainstay of our economy. When we engage in deforestation, there will be ozone depletion and there are many side effects, one of which is that we will get a lot of diseases and we will use a lot of funds to treat the sick in our hospitals. So, we have to rescue the situation by planting trees. One issue is that there will be depletion of fauna and flora and we will lose because we have a lot of tourists coming to our country. So, we have to plant trees in our institutions. We have quite a number of women and youth groups who engage in planting of seedlings which they can sell to us when we engage in tree planting. I, therefore, support this Motion so that we can have a serene environment in our homes. There is a lot of stress around and when it happens, you can just sit under a tree and you will feel happy. So, I really support this Motion. We want to have beautiful homes and schools. We want our children to be engaged in our schools. We want our children to be engaged, it is not a matter of doing the theoretical bit, but also the practical bit. I support the Motion and I call upon our county governments to set aside some money for the environment sector so that they can use it to purchase seedlings from our youth groups and enable them to have a source of income."
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