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    "id": 1145039,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "national and county levels on how to handle waste more responsibly within a sustainable environment. This Bill has also looked into some of the best practices on agreeable basis in terms of what people have done, who have done best and how we learn from them. We import the practice from them so that as we go near to doing it, we will not just be starting from scratch or re-inventing the wheel because some have done it. What the Bill is introducing, for example, are measures that extend to a person or our first financial responsibility over any product from the design of the product, production up to the consumer point of view, and what mechanisms have been put in place to ensure that their programs minimise waste in terms of packaging materials used. That would then mean that from the factory to the consumption level, when you do away with the product, you will have minimum waste through the packaging materials. What are some of the financial arrangements as part of incentives to be used to kind of sensitise people to use green technologies that minimise waste? How do we promote recycling of some of the materials? Most importantly, after whatever cannot be re-used and has to be wasted, are there any incentives that can be given to people for recovery of waste? Along this extended producer responsibility is a whole issue of awareness programs that aim at creating awareness amongst the public on the impacts of waste emanating from certain products on their health as well as the environment. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as you are aware, we live in a world where effects of climate change are here with us. It is attributable to our interference with our ecosystem. Scientists can tell us that it is yet to be proved but it is becoming clear that even the weather patterns are going back to what we used to experience some years back. I was talking to one of the scientists on what is happening, and how come we are having this climate change back. Subject to verification of findings of research that is on-going, the level of carbon emission attributable to the many flights that used to be in the air reduced over the last two years when most of the airplanes were grounded because of COVID-19. Hence, interference with the global system was curtailed and we are now able to get back to our default weather without carbon emissions in the air. Carbon emission from our dumpsites also contributes a lot to climate change. If we sort out that waste, we will be contributing to reduction of the adverse effects of climate interference and climate change. Basically, it is a bigger comprehensive program aimed at not just reducing waste and stench and reducing the number of dumpsites. It also aims at reducing the impact of such waste to the environment and mitigates climate change. The Bill also takes into account the potential of incentives in terms of why people must use waste for productive services. Kenya is a host to the UN Habitat. Unfortunately, we did not take some of these things seriously in the past but with this law, we will be showing our commitment to the world that we not only host the UN environmental agencies in Kenya but we are also moving a step up in terms of joining the rest of the world in coming up with sustainable ways of disposing our waste and processing it. I have taken time to look through the Report that the Committee tabled in this House. I am happy to note that they did a good job. I congratulate them. They have presented to us a comparative analysis of the various countries that have passed similar legislations on waste management. They have particularly drawn our attention to examples from South Africa and Canada, among other countries that have gone ahead to adopt laws that govern waste management. I know that we are represented in the Committee, and they will be sharing some of that experience. However, I want to ask Members that we pay special attention to this Bill today or in 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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