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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Oyioka",
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        "legal_name": "John Oroo Oyioka",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I was almost giving up. Thank you very much. From the outset, I would like to congratulate the Mover of this Motion, Hon. Chirchir and the Seconder and my student, Hon. Prof. Ogutu. Very many issues have come up in the House this morning. The problem seems to be implementation of what we discuss here. Very many things come through this House. Recommendations are given but there is always a problem at the implementation stage. Coming to the Motion, we entirely rely on good environment and the rainfall patterns to survive where I come from. I come from Kisii County where, in 2009, the density of population was 975 people per square kilometre. It has since gone beyond 1000 people per square kilometre. Survival has been entirely on good rainfall patterns because we are able to plant twice a year. We, therefore, harvest twice a year. But, time has come when we do not know when to begin preparing the land and when to plant. You could sometimes prepare the land, plant and then the rain fails. In the past, it was never like that. We grew up in that area. We knew exactly when the rains would come. This has come about because of the degradation of the environment. Planting of exotic trees which is very prevalent in Kisii County has terribly affected the water catchment areas in that area. The so called eucalyptus trees suck up a lot of water. I recommend, as we endeavour to plant more trees, we should look at the indigenous trees – trees that are friendly to the environment; trees that are going to retain water instead of sucking it up. Those are the trees that can assist us. When I grew up in those days, soon after Independence, the Government set aside hill tops and the swampy areas. The hill tops were used for planting trees. We even took part in planting them. But, those trees have since disappeared in most places. We have gone back to hill tops without trees. The swampy areas have been reclaimed and used as farming areas instead of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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