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    "id": 1170076,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. John Kiarie (",
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    "content": "Dagoretti South, JP): Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First, I would like to commend the Committee on Delegated Legislation and single out the Chairman for the good job he has done in securing the scrap metal sub-sector. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if your memory serves you right, you will remember that I presented to this House a petition seeking the lifting of what I consider to be unconstitutional, illegal moratorium, which is semantics and not a moratorium. It is a blanket ban on the scrap metal trade in this country. Some of us who are standing here are not supporting any illegality or sabotage of installations or infrastructure. We are saying that you cannot ban the trade of meat in butcheries just because there is cattle rustling in Baringo. It will not make sense and it is not logical. There could be fraudulent scrap metal business going on, but there are legit dealers of scrap metal in this country. Some of them are doing extremely specialised business. For example, we have metals that come out of technological gadgets whether they are phones, television sets, radio sets, computers or microwaves. These metals carry hazardous materials that we cannot afford to leave to litter our environment. Hard metals like lead must not be allowed to sink into our soils and rivers. Since the banning of the scrap metal trade in the country, the accumulation of electronic waste, especially in this city, is alarming. We are all sitting ducks waiting to die from cancer caused by moratoriums that are not very well-thought through. I support the annulment of the Regulations in their entirety because even with the opportunity to go and prepare, the Ministry came back to this House and tabled Regulations that are out of the statutory timelines. They missed the deadline. Secondly, if you look at the Regulations being stipulated, and specifically in Part II, you will find that they are contrary to the Statutory Instruments Act. Most important is the issue of public participation. Kenyans are stakeholders in this trade. Where is the evidence that robust public participation happened in making these Regulations? 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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