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    "id": 94153,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Shabesh",
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        "legal_name": "Rachel Wambui Shebesh",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, as you can see, this Motion has been directed to the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources. One of the problems that we have been having in dealing with the issue of climate change in Kenya is deciding which Ministry to direct our issues to. You can see the gist of this Motion touches on the transport sector and fuel and yet it is directed to the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources because it currently deals with climate change. I would like to point out that it is becoming a burden on the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources that it can no longer handle on its own. I believe that the cross-cutting issues that are placed under the climate change must find an agency or a body that co-ordinates them. If you speak about health, then you are speaking about the Ministry of Medical Services or Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation. So, we are talking about children getting ill because of emissions under the transport sector but we are directing the issues to the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources. You can see that there is total confusion. Who will deal with health issues or the emission issues? Therefore, what is the role of the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources? That is why I am saying that as the policy or the legislative framework is being developed, it is about time the Government clearly spelt out the roles of the different Ministries in as far as climate change is concerned. However, more importantly, we should establish centralized unit where climate change issues can be addressed so that any issue that is related to climate change finds a centralized unit that is well-equipped and has the current data and statistics about the energies that are being used all over the world. The world is going green because there is now green energy. There are green economies. So, we do not expect to find that information in one Ministry. It is important that the Government, as it develops this policy, comes up with a central command centre where all data will be available in as far as climate change issues are concerned. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I conclude, I would like to say that it is also important to realise that the health of our children and mothers is being affected critically by this issue. Therefore, it is no longer just an issue of dealing with the technocrats. It is also a matter of enlightening the communities. We need to enlighten our citizenry on the effects of climate change. So far, the discussion on climate change has been very technical, at the boardroom level and at the Government level. We should take this conversation to the women at the grassroots so that they can know how they are being affected by the pollution in the air and the role of Kenyans in ensuring that we stop pollution and have a better and cleaner society."
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