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    "id": 1122891,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Narok North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Richard ole Kenta",
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        "legal_name": "Richard Moitalel ole Kenta",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Before I reply, I want to thank the Members who have contributed. Hon. Members, I have heard you. I have listened to you and I can tell you that we did the best we could. We did the best we could because we had a lot of challenges. We even had blackmail and all that. However, I think I will address the Hon. Member who has just spoken. At no place have we referred this thing back to the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. We are just talking about the deliberations that were following and the institution that we are giving this job is NEMA and not the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. That is not the truth. I would like to tell Members that before they throw stones, they should read the Report. They should do so before saying that place ought to have been closed. All the parties appeared before a sub-committee together with experts as explained. There is no way we could have closed that factory if there were improvements. All we are saying is they might not have been the best and there is need for further improvements on the control of the pollution at London Distillers Kenya Limited (LDK). This is a very important matter as the Members have said because it does not just affect the people around the area, but even those working in that factory since it does not choose. If there is pollution it will affect the workers and their families before it affects the people outside. It will also affect people in Athi River all the way to the Indian Ocean. This is something that will affect so many people and that is why we are saying it must be continually followed. You cannot just say this is it and stop there because tomorrow LDK will continue to contaminate and that is why we have closed it completely. 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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