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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiambu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Waithaka",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise to support the ratification of the Bamako Convention. I would like to thank the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining led by the very able Chairperson, Hon. Gikaria. I rise to support the Motion because we have heard of cases of many ships that dock at the Port of Mombasa. The latest one that I know of was on 21st December 2021 – MV PiraeusVoy, a Danish ship that had come from India on its way to Tanzania. The western countries take advantage of our weak laws. They come to dump hazardous waste in Africa because they have very strong institutions that check on hazardous waste in their countries. They know we do not have enough resources to support our investigative agencies and thus, they take advantage and dump hazardous waste in Kenya and Africa in general. Therefore, this Motion is very timely. When hazardous or nuclear waste is dumped in our countries, for example, in Mombasa, contamination of sea food occurs. People who eat the sea food get diseases that cannot be explained. Diseases like cancer are very expensive to treat. So, we lose many lives. In my Kiambu Constituency, we have fertilizer that has been banned in the western countries. However, that fertilizer makes its way to the country and to Kiambu County. In my 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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