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    "id": 1028023,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The issue I was raising is that we also have evictions that are caused by natural disasters, like the floods that we saw in Nyando in Kisumu County and in Cherondo in Tinderet Sub County. There are many people in areas across the country who have been evicted by the natural disasters that have happened. As we look at the issues of evictions that were caused because of political violence, we must also look at the people who have been displaced because of natural disasters and forest evictees. The other day, people in Molo in Nakuru County, in Kariobangi, and many other areas across the country were being evicted. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I challenge the Chair of the Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources, Sen. Mwangi, to seize this matter and not narrow it down to only Nyandarua but also include other counties and those three sub sets of evictees that I have said. Finally, on the issue of Thwake Dam, it is so sad that even as we fight--- The other day, Citizen television was running a feature called “We can’t breathe” where an industry here in Nairobi was being accused of releasing and not regulating their emissions to the environment. That was saying “We can’t breathe” So, even as the people of Thwake area celebrate that they now have a dam to now take care of the issues of loss of water, we must look at the issue of pollution, so that they remain healthy. I think it is high time that we called out the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA). NEMA has been sleeping on the job. There are so many cases across the country. From the one here in Nairobi to the one in Machakos county where they are releasing fumes and emissions at night, but during the day they give it out, and it was run well by the media. There is also Thwake. There are so many constructions that are happening across the country. We call upon NEMA--- although we are aware that at the moment, NEMA does not have a substantive Chief Executive Officer (CEO), but even as they look for a substantive CEO, the accountability of NEMA, as provided by law, they must be careful that they protect our people from pollution. As we fight many other issues in this country, NEMA must play their role. The people of Thwake cannot continue to suffer simply because they are benefitting from it. As I conclude, even if this Thwake Dam comes into operation yet people have died, what will be the benefit to them? We need to agree on the issue of Thwake Dam and seize the opportunity to ensure that the people within that area do not continue to suffer. I thank you."
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