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    "id": 1264966,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1264966/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kajiado East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kakuta Maimai",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, thank you for giving me this great opportunity to contribute and support this Motion on protecting our coastal line. Protecting our coastal line is a matter of national importance and that is why I support this Motion. There should be a multilateral agreement and laws to protect our oceans. This Motion will allow us to protect our oceans from pollution, illegal international fishing and terrorism. Many a times, we have heard about oil spills by tankers in oceans and this could happen to us. It would be very important to have a law in place to hold polluters accountable for spills. Hon. Temporary Speaker, we have also seen now and then a lot of garbage such as plastics from other countries spilled all over in the ocean and then end up in our beautiful beaches. It is very important to have a law to makes sure that all polluters, who are polluting our coastal line, are held accountable. Many countries around the world, especially the developed ones, have laws to protect their coastal lines and intruders are kept at bay so that they do not just come and spill whatever they want, throw garbage anyhow or do illegal fishing. It is very important for our country Kenya to have its laws to make sure that it protects our coastal lines and our marine life as well as protect fish, of course, for the benefit of our country and our people. We know very well that our coastal line, for example South Coast and North Coast, have been important for our economy. We see many tourists troop into our coastal regions to support our economy when they come here for holiday. It is very important to continue protecting our coastal lines and our beaches and make sure that tourists who come to our country and support our economy enjoy their time and enjoy swimming along the coastal lines without garbage that has been dumped by illegal companies. I support this Motion that we should have a law to protect our coastal line for the benefit of the Kenyan people and our economy. Thank you."
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