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    "id": 1278067,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Lugari, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Nabii Nabwera",
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    "content": "the vicinity of an informal settlement and an army barrack. Most of the graves in that cemetery are already open. That is a national catastrophe in waiting. We all know that Nairobi has a problem with drainage. That means some body parts are swept into settlement areas and rivers whenever it rains. That is a health hazard to the population in Nairobi. I am worried that the World Bank might stop funding Nairobi City under the Kenya Urban Support Programme (KUSP). The World Bank requires that a city or an urban center they fund must have a proper cemetery. I would not define Langata Cemetery as a proper cemetery. Therefore, I call upon the Ministry of Health to close Langata Cemetery and force the Nairobi County Government to identify another land and allocate it for cemetery use if they want to continue accessing money under the KUSP arrangement. I associate myself with my colleague in urging each constituency in Nairobi to have a cemetery because of the upsurge in population. I come from Western Kenya. I have been forced to carry bodies of young children, who would ordinarily be buried at any public cemetery, to Western. The lack of a proper cemetery in Nairobi necessitates people to carry the bodies of their dead to Western Kenya. If the body is buried at Langa’ta Cemetery, it may be washed away or eaten by wild animals. Also, the relatives f the dead cannot conduct an annual ceremony as it is in our tradition. This House went through a very demeaning situation when we recently lost one of our own. He was a Muslim, and their culture demanded that they are buried immediately. We stood on graves and bodies. It was so demeaning to some of us. I call upon the Ministry of Lands and the Nairobi County Government to identify and set aside another piece of land for burials and shut down Langata Cemetery. Under the Public Health Act, I call upon the Ministry of Health to declare Langata Cemetery a health hazard. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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