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    "id": 769701,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. F.K.Wanyoyi",
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "trees such as on a Friday. For example, in our area we did not have concrete floors so we would engage in mudding the floors to avoid jiggers. Therefore, we would designate a day where the students or pupils in various institutions could take part in about two hours or so engaging in afforestation. That can help us achieve our targets. Lastly, the emphasis now should be on protection of what we have. For you to conquer, you need to protect your staff. Other than encouraging the planting of trees we should also encourage protection of the current forest cover and have stiff penalties for those who are found cutting trees in this country. That way, we will be able to protect the little forest cover we have of 1.7 per cent, as the Mover mentioned. This will enable us to even have timelines that six years from now, we should have 10 per cent, 5 per cent or 3 per cent forest cover. That way, we will be able to encourage our country, youth and farmers such that if one has a ten-acre piece of land, they are encouraged to set aside two acres to plant trees and pay for it through the Tokyo Carbon Credit. That will encourage us. Otherwise, the trend at which we are now, we are heading to a bad future. Those in this House will be blamed for not doing anything to protect the forests in this country because it is heading to a very bad stage. As somebody mentioned, there used to be forests in Trans-Nzoia. Today, even in my own area, I ask the chief why people are cutting trees for charcoal. There is no law. Therefore, we should change the wording of this Motion. Rather than urging the Government, we should resolve as a House that the Government should introduce compulsory tree planting. We are just urging. We have to resolve in this House. I am told that the Committee on Implementation is now on the side of the Opposition. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I was with you on the Committee on Implementation and I did very well. So when it comes to voting, give me your vote so that I can lead that Committee and implement this very important Motion. Heko, my brother for having tabled this Motion. You are very new. We encourage those who have come to think outside the box and move in the way we have. I support the Motion."
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