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    "id": 1025721,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kasipul, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Charles Ong’ondo",
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        "legal_name": "Charles Ong'ondo Were",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity. I rise to support the comprehensive Report and research by the Committee of which I am a Member. The encroachment and riparian issues was born out of the question which was brought up by Hon. Kaluma. Later on, the Nairobi regeneration committee came in. The key issues in this Report are encroachment into riparian areas, canalisation and land reclamation. It is true land reclamation is allowed by law. But, the way it was done in Mombasa is contrary to the law. It promoted pollution. It also brought about the release of toxic particles into the ocean. So, truly, it was really against the reclamation laws because the best materials should be used when reclamation is being done. We also noted, for my first time I did not know, that even up to the sea there are some persons who can have a title, even up to the ocean. Those ones were also found. On canalisation, it is allowed by the law. If I could give one example of the Ukay, they got the approval for canalisation. The required fees were paid to the NEMA, WARMA and the City Council by then. Now, it was even passed in the Cabinet Paper. Later on we wondered what happened. The only issue which arose which was good to some people, it was selective. The way NEMA did it, the marking in Nairobi, was selective. You can even remember the former Governor of Kiambu at one time made a joke when we were heading towards Kiambu that rivers should be diverted even to the hilly areas so that some of the premises could not go down. You even remember when the issue of water from Murang’a was coming up, the Governor of Murang’a was even threatened that “should you deny Nairobians water, we can consider because one of your buildings is within riparian areas.” So, the key thing here is the legal framework. We cannot implement, the Committee cannot implement, anything if laws are contradicting. Therefore, I support the enactment or stakeholders coming together so that we come up with a common law which will clearly define what a riparian The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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