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    "id": 1184017,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1184017/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Matungulu, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Stephen Mule",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I thank Hon. Vincent who is my neighbour. I want to draw the attention to this nation to the fact that we served together in 11th Parliament whereby we engaged the African Development Bank to do a feasibility study to build a major dam in my constituency to serve the lower part of Mwala and they put in enough money for that dam but because of pollution of this river, quite a lot of things never took place. Secondly, I personally hosted the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, then Madam Wakhungu at Ndunyu, and they launched a project to clean up Athi River to make sure that the people living downstream get safe water. Thirdly, the last Parliament appropriated money and it was raised to build the bigger Thwake Dam. I can assure you that if this issue is not handled seriously by the Petition, Thwake Dam will be a white elephant because it will be carrying the entire pollution of Athi River from its environs. We cannot continue to invest in projects which are going to be white elephants because of pollution in this country. I want to support Mhe. Vincent and assure him that we will walk this journey like we have in the past 10 years. In these five years we must get it right and I can assure you that we will be looking forward to favourable determination of the Petition to save Athi River and all other rivers in this country. This will make sure that we safeguard the health and population of Kenya from the menace of pollution from different factories in this country which are managed by people…"
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