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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "therefore, feasible. It is very important that the 47 county governments operationalize and put it into place, as it is meant to be done. Madam Temporary Speaker, the third point addressed in this Motion is the issue of the tree planting week by the Government and communities. The move towards the establishment of a national tree planting week is so that state agencies, corporations and Kenyans prepare for the event. What happened to the tree planting week that was in place? I remember there was a time when that week would be very well publicized, and everybody would take that initiative. Again, it comes back to the issue of hyping and making it something that is in vogue, important, fun, entertaining and educational. It is about educating and informing about the trees and the need to take care of them. Finally, it is also about educating is such a way that we move towards ensuring that these trees are well secured and that they will not be cut down. It is also about coming up with policies, laws and procedures relating to logging. Somebody should not just cut a tree and that is the end of the story. The world over is moving more and more towards an ecosystems approach. One of these very crucial ways is to ensure that there is tree planting as a holistic approach. It is so broad and varied, and it has to do with the survival of wildlife, insects, nature and a balance of the whole ecosystem, which is so critical. Sometimes we probably see the most obvious negatives of not having trees, but do not see the salient aspects, such as the ecosystem that is destroyed as a result of those trees not being there. Madam Temporary Speaker, this is very important and it does not need overemphasising. The coverage that has been put by the Act is about 10 per cent, but we can endeavour to get it to 30 per cent. It is for the good of us, Kenyans, and the generations in this country. I beg to support."
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