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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. This is an extremely important debate. I stand to support the Motion while acknowledging our delay in considering it, which has made us not to take advantage of the recent developments. I support the Bamako Convention because it is in line with all our constitutional and legal provisions. It adheres to Article 2 of the Constitution, which says that any treaty we sign becomes part of our law. It also adheres to Article 69 of the Constitution which says that we must keep our environment safe. It is also in line with the Treaty Making and Ratification Act. The big issue is that this convention arises from another convention – the Basel Convention – in which developed countries agreed on how to move hazardous waste. However, the Basel Convention was weak. It made it possible for developed countries to export hazardous waste to African countries which do not have proper regulations. The Basel Convention provided that there has to be bilateral agreements between countries for the movement of 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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