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    "id": 1151838,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "One of the ways to ensure that some of these disputes are resolved is this National Environment Complains Committee (NECC). It is important. Mr. Speaker, Sir, my second point is on Clause 29. Looking at the Urban and Cities Act, the role of county governments should not be downplayed. One of the functions given to county governments is waste management. Therefore, it is very important that county governments play their critical role. This is the role of the Monitoring and Evaluation Authority (MEA) and it is very straightforward. I have seen in a particular clause – though I cannot trace it – where county governments are allowed to do partnership. I was watching a documentary in Aljazeera where other countries are selling excess wastage to other countries. I cannot remember the two countries that were doing that. This waste can generate income through partnership. There is a way that we can manage waste and recycle. I am happy nowadays, some products in the supermarkets have the words “Recycle me” at the top. It is very important that we put in place recycle and waste management policies. Counties need to partner and see how to manage waste. For example, we, farmers turn animal waste into biogas and generate cooking gas and electricity. Where I come from, we keep cows and other livestock. It is therefore very important for counties to partner with other organisations and agencies. We have classic examples of countries, which have succeeded in doing this. Waste should not choke our cities. I do not want to cast aspersion but I have seen that India’s biggest problem is waste management. Access to information is a basic right. Under Article 34 and 35, public participation has been dealt with. You remember public participation was found to be critical in the case of the County Executive Committee (CEC) for Finance of Kiambu County. I think the collapse and the red herring of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) was lack of or inadequate public participation. The standards in the Supreme Court are high. Agencies and people who aspire to be governors must be aware that public participation continues to be an ingredient in public management affairs. As our brothers and sisters who are busy in the villages campaigning to be governors, they must be aware that even if you become a governor, you are not a demigod to decide; you must go back to the people. Power belongs to the people and that is what our Constitution envisages. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am happy that most agencies and institutions try to segregate waste. You will see a notice asking you to drop a banana peel and a plastic soda bottle in a separate waste bins. Segregation of waste makes waste collection very easy. This has been envisaged in Clause 20. Finally, I think the private sector continues to play a critical role. The public private sector continues to be one of the biggest market players in terms of industries, especially the cottage industries. This means there is a lot of wastage and the private sector should be involved. The private sector should be involved in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and this includes even waste management. I am happy that Clause 19 provides for waste quantities and management method. This country has been having a challenge with most of the factories that I do not want to name."
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