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    "id": 1057868,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1057868/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 71,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13162,
        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Resources regarding dredging and sand harvesting activities around Takawiri Island in Lake Victoria. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1)Explain the circumstances under which a private vessel owned by Mango Tree Group was authorized to carry out dredging and sand excavation around Takawiri Island in Lake Victoria in February 2021. (2)Provide evidence that an environmental impact assessment was conducted and approved before authorizing the said actions by Mango Tree Group. (3)Provide evidence that public participation was conducted to gather the views of indigenous communities, fisher folk, and lake users before authorizing the said actions by Mango Tree Group. (4)Explain the measures taken to ensure fish breeding sites around Takawiri Island and in Lake Victoria are preserved for the future and protected against the said actions of Mango Tree Group. (5) Explain the long-term measures taken by the Government to ensure that transport in Lake Victoria is revived in a manner that preserves its rich ecological heritage and respects the rights of fisher folk and indigenous communities."
}