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    "speaker_name": "Nakuru Town East, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Gikaria",
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    "content": "Dumping of radioactive waste has become a very big issue. There is the Radiation Protection Board that does check any material that has radioactive effects. We want to thank the good work that they are doing. Article 27 provides for withdrawal at any time. We are not locked to this convention forever. If we want to have some of those materials identified in the convention and would not wish to bring to the country for purposes of industrialisation, manufacturing and other things, this convention provides for our withdrawal or closure at any time after three years from the date the convention has come into force. Parties also agree on the scale of contribution to the recurrent budget. This has some budgetary issue. Kenya will contribute towards the budgetary provision for the secretariat and also consider the establishment of a revolving fund to assist on the interim basis, to ease the emergency situation and minimise damage from disasters or accidents arising from transboundary movement of hazardous waste or during disposal of the same. I remember one day we had a crisis where a ship had a leak and of course that affects our environment in a big way. If such an occurrence happens, the revolving fund will go towards addressing that emergency. Pursuant to Section 8(4) of the Treaty Making and Ratification Act No.45 of 2012, the National Assembly may approve the ratification with or without reservation. From the engagement that we had with the concerned ministry, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the Attorney-General, we did not come across any clause that needed an amendment. As a Committee, we approved the convention as it was endorsed after doing due diligence. Having considered the submission and analysed documents tabled before the Committee and pursuant to Section 8 of the Treaty Making and Ratification Act, the House approves the ratification of Bamako Convention on the Ban of Importation into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes Within Africa, 1991. This is a very important convention. I ask my colleagues to consider agreeing with the Committee so that we can be part and parcel of it. Since 2003, that is over 20 years. I want to remind this House that the President of the Republic of Kenya is the Chair of the African Conference of Climate Change which will be having a huge conference in September. Being the Chair and this ratification not being approved in the last 20 years by Parliament is an issue. We will be doing this country injustice. It will be a big boost if by the time they come, we will have ratified it. I want to thank this House because today we approved two other treaties on environment. This will enable us to protect our environment. Countries have invested huge amounts of money for us to protect our environment. We try to protect our environment from emissions from industries or the manufacturing sector. The effect of such has been felt in this country in the last one year. I think when the President will be chairing that conference in September, we will have approved all the others. Finally, the Committee is thankful to the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly for logistical and technical support accorded to it during its sittings. I thank the ministry for their participation and submissions during consideration of the convention. I request my able Vice-Chair, Hon. Charles Kamuren, to second."
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