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    "id": 1265413,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1265413/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tigania West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr). John K. Mutunga",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to this very important Motion. Adopting the Minamata Convention on Mercury is key to our country because we are members of the global community. So, we belong and live together. This is the most recent convention that was adopted in 2013 and signed off in 2017. It is about the protection of the environment and human health. After the Minamata Bay Syndrome, the global community realized the need for us to adopt or talk together to contain issues related to mercury. After this convention, there is a clear realization that mercury is one of the top 10 poisonous chemicals that can be contained. The purpose is the reduction of effects on the environment and human life. What are the key provisions which our people need to know about this convention? The convention brought the world community to think and work together to control the supply of mercury across the globe and to trade in mercury as a commodity. To control and contain the use of mercury as it were, to control and contain the emissions because any accidental emissions and delivery of mercury emissions would have some of those effects. This particular convention also captures the release of mercury as a chemical. 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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