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    "id": 1265378,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nakuru Town East, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Gikaria",
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    "content": "My brother, Hon. Bedzimba, has talked about how marine life is affected by some of the things that are brought by those people when they come to our country. As a Committee, we will caution NEMA. There is no way ships could be coming to be cleaned in Kenya, and while they go back clean, all the waste is left with us. Where would we take the waste? Some people are given some of the waste which is then taken to Kilifi, and I do not know where for disposal. Those are some of the issues that we are talking about and need to stop. The owners of the ships should keep their waste in their ships. The fact that Kenyans are paid a few shillings to clean the ships does not warrant them to pollute our environment. We must put a stop to this habit. Hon. Alice Ng’ang’a of Thika said that we always discuss African ratification, but we always use ratifications from developed European countries. We now have our ratification from Bamako, Mali, that we need to support. What hurts the most is that this country is going through so much because of our polluted environment. Carbon credit is a huge thing. Kenya is rated at the top as the first earner of carbon credit because of those developed countries that pollute our environment. When they pay because of our trees, the same Wazungus take the money back to their countries and yet, they have never planted trees in this country, for heaven’s sake. Those are some of the issues that we need to look into. The issue of rise in diseases has been said. A Member of Parliament from Marakwet West talked about Parliament coming at the tail-end and he was supported by Hon. K.J. As a Parliament, we must be at the forefront when these things are being discussed. Hon. Oundo had indicated that we have become rubber stamps. We say that we can amend the convention, and at the same time, there is a clause that locks us. I agree with you, Hon. Oundo, that we need to get involved from the beginning. Lastly is on implementation. We came before this Parliament and asked for money to budget for the department that deals with environmental issues under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. The lean staff in NEMA cannot implement what we propose. Therefore, it is important for this country and the Executive to think about this issue. We tried and got a few shillings to support staff in NEMA so that they can implement what we propose. 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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