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    "id": 769705,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/769705/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. ole Sankok",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Ole Sankok",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as many speakers have said, if we destroy our nature, then it will destroy us. As we know, nature is never forgiving. I come from Narok and we have seen a lot of floods simply because of the destruction of Mau Forest and the forest cover. If we can concentrate on institutions as well as riparian areas and road reserves, I am sure we will attain the 10 per cent target of forest cover. At the moment, we are at 1.7 per cent which is very shameful, considering that our country has highlands as well as grasslands where trees do very well. We have a forestry department that has been researching which trees do well in our arid areas, semi-arid areas and the highlands. It is also important for us to advise our communities. For instance, I can give an example of Mau Forest in Narok which is a highland. We have concentrated so much on a certain ranch called Purko Sheep Ranch. It is a big chunk of land but we have concentrated on rearing sheep and livestock but that place is not very conducive for livestock rearing. It can be more conducive for tea planting which is another type of forest cover that will bring more rain. Tea factories will require trees. It will be mandatory for people around the Purko Sheep Ranch to plant trees, so that they can feed the tea industries."
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