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    "id": 682205,
    "url": "http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/682205/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Abdalla",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 382,
        "legal_name": "Amina Ali Abdalla",
        "slug": "amina-abdalla"
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    "content": "The second Petition was by James Mwangi Gakuya on the massive dumping of soil in Ngong River on the Reuben side, opposite St. Elizabeth Primary School. That Report was tabled in the House on 28th July 2016. The prayers by the Petitioner were:- Recommend immediate halt of dumping of soil in the school compound and Ngong River. Recommend that the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources intervenes and restores broken sewers and river bank. Make any other order or direction that it deems fit in the circumstances. We held a meeting with the Petitioner. We also held a meeting at Mukuru Slums where the school is located. We had further meetings with Water Resource Management Authority (WARMA) and the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. The Committee also held a public forum. Our observation was as follows:- It was unfair that St. Elizabeth School which was meant for children from needy families is unable to meet its objectives due to constant closures occasioned by floods and yet, the children do not have alternatives. There was massive dumping in the river which has raised the river bed and altered the original course of the river. There was massive encroachment on the river catchment. That is a major problem that needs to be addressed. Our recommendations are as follows:- On its first prayer, WARMA should mark the riparian area along Ngong River so as to initiate the process of reclamation. The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources should use the funds allocated to the Urban Rivers Rehabilitation Programme in the Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2016/2017 to rehabilitate Ngong River on the Reuben side to its original state. The Nairobi City County Government is urged to stop issuing further licences and revoke already issued licences for dumping of excavated soils next to Ngong River on the Ruben side. Further, the Committee urges the county government to repair all broken lines in Lunga Lunga village. Thank you."
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