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    "id": 769739,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Oyioka",
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        "legal_name": "John Oroo Oyioka",
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    "content": "staying as catchment areas. I remember, in those days, River Mara used to be a very big river. River Kuja which drains into Lake Victoria used to be a very big river. Nowadays, when rain fails for one to two months, River Kuja becomes a rivulet; a very small stream. The same happens to River Mara. The water disappears. I think we can reverse these adverse effects by planting trees. These trees will enable the land seepage to be better than it is now because they will stop water from flowing fast into the rivers, seas and lakes. We need to look into that. It should be made compulsory for institutions - not only schools – to set aside a kitty or a fund, a revolving kind of fund that can always be used year in, year out, to plant trees. I remember the days of His Excellency Daniel arap Moi the saying was: “Ukikata mmoja, pandamiwili.” We are not doing that nowadays. People are cutting trees left and right, without replacing them. We need a policy that can capture this issue and make sure trees are always planted. On the users of these trees, I have in mind companies like Raiply in Eldoret. Their business depends on transportation of wood. I have in mind a company like the Pan Paper Mills in Webuye. These companies and others which use wood from our forests should be encouraged or ordered to also set aside a kitty for planting trees, even if it means that they come up with tree nurseries from where our people can get seedlings which they can eventually plant so as to alleviate the calamity that we are getting into. This is the second time I am here. I was here briefly in the 11th Parliament. I might not be quite conversant with what goes on here because I was here for only six months. Fortunately, I am back again, I am still learning on the job. This Committee on Implementation should have people who have background knowledge on implementation. People who will understand exactly what should happen so that what we discuss here should not just go to waste. This is 6th December, 2017. We should not have the same scenario when we come to the end of the session in 2022. Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for according me this chance."
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