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    "id": 1145038,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1145038/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "How do you dispose of waste? At the point of disposal from the house, how do you disaggregate? What is recyclable and what cannot? What needs to be treated in a certain way so that as we dump the waste, it can be done in a way that it does not become landfills but in a way, could become a commercial activity that generates energy and livelihood? This is so that we are not just looking at waste management or waste disposal but also livelihood improvement amongst the young chaps. It now involves older persons who thrive on processing that waste by recycling it, selling it to some manufacturers and getting a livelihood out of it, but in a better organised situation as it happens in the western world. This Bill seeks to provide for that. We are also looking at the extended producer responsibility schemes, circular economy for reduction of waste and basically appreciating that if all those things are not anchored in law, we will end up with each county government trying to do their own thing. We have seen a lot of similar situations where each homestead tries to do their own thing thus falling prey to guys who tell them that they can do their waste management. We have seen many scandals around the county governments on the same. However, in this proposed law, we have some uniform basis at the 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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