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    "id": 774689,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nakara",
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        "legal_name": "John Lodepe Nakara",
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    "content": "can say that we have done what we expected to do with the money. Sometime back, we set aside a budget for such kinds of activities which are very noble and good, but the money ends up not being accounted for. We want to ensure that this money achieves the purpose of the policy that we are approving in this august House. This Policy will put in place a framework on how we can finance climate change activities. We should not only look at big activities. We must start with small things that affect the local community and bring change. A good example is a county like Turkana. If you go there right now, you will find that all the rivers have dried up. The problem the community is facing is that they have to travel long distances to look for water. When we have the funds we should direct them to the areas which are most affected by climate change. The people who live in ivory towers make decisions for themselves. At the end of the day, this money remains within the ivory tower. We want to encourage those who will be implementing this Policy to take the money to areas which have been severely affected by climate change like Turkana, West Pokot, Maasai land and Samburu. The communities in these areas are suffering because of climate change. We need to discourage deforestation in this country and get alternatives to build our houses and institutions. Cutting of timber has become the biggest cause of deforestation in this country. I agree with the Members who have said that we need to discourage logging in this country. We have less than 10 per cent forest cover in the country. We actually have 2 per cent forest cover. We need to see how we can stop cutting down of trees in this country. As I conclude because other Members would also like to contribute, we need to mobilise resources for climate change activities because it is an issue that affects all of us. No one in this country can say they are not affected. Even the areas which we depend on for water are also experiencing the same problems that hardship areas are experiencing. This issue must be addressed with urgency so that we can save the few people who are still surviving. This Policy will also highlight the issue of human rights as enshrined in Articles 69 and 72 of our Constitution. All of us have the right to live in a clean environment and to access clean water. At this age, no person should go to fetch water from the river because we are advanced in terms of technology and resources. We need the Government to supply water. We cannot blame the Government because we, the wananchi, are the ones causing this problem. Now that the Government has come up with a policy to finance climate change, we need to support it and educate our people that conserving the environment is not only for the Government, but for all of us as the locals. With those few remarks, I support the Motion."
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