{"id":769717,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/769717/?format=json","text_counter":163,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Osotsi","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13172,"legal_name":"Godfrey Osotsi","slug":"godfrey-osotsi"},"content":"I also want us, as much as we push for tree planting, to go for trees that add value, for example bamboos. The bamboo tree is a very environmentally friendly species of a tree. For example, it can aid in soil conservation and help in water purification in water catchment areas. It is also a major source of income. For sure I know one professional who resigned from a well- paying job to start a bamboo tree planting project in Vihiga County. He now makes up to Kshs1 million a month. This is a project if we advised our people to venture into, will make money and address environmental conservation."}