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    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1357011/?format=api",
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okiya Omtatah",
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    "content": "programmes with 1,550 ECDE centres, 41 vocational training centres, 538 primary and 86 secondary schools. THAT, Uyombo Village in Matsangoni Ward, Kilifi North Constituency in the north coast region of Kenya has been earmarked to play host to a nuclear reactor by the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NUPEA). THAT, NUPEA is a State corporation established under section 54 of the Energy Act of 2019 and tasked with the responsibility to promote and implement Kenya’s nuclear power programme. Paragraph Four lays out the mandate of NUPEA and I will skip it because it is in the Statute. THAT, the preservation and realisation of the right to a clean and healthy environment for all is brightly anchored in the strict adherence to procedural environmental rights, that is access to information, public participation and access to effective remedy in cases of the violation, in ensuring the right to a clean and healthy environment. Therefore, it is pertinent that all procedural rights are upheld without compromise. THAT, the people of Uyombo have been denied access to information regarding the nuclear reactor and have been excluded from the decision-making process. THAT, the Uyombo community have been excluded in the participation that led to choosing the site. No measures have been put in place for effective remedies or access to justice in cases of the nuclear spill for the people of Kilifi County. The nuclear modular reactors will use uranium in their processes. Uranium will produce radioactive waste. The half-life of uranium is 4.5 million years. This makes the project highly sensitive, risky, extremely toxic and dangerous for the County and beyond, for people, land flora and fauna, into future generations. The Petition quotes the report of the Presidential Taskforce on the review of power purchase stated. I will not read that as it is on record. THAT, the Ministry of National Treasury and Economic Planning, therefore, as a result of that report, erred in allocating Kshs2 billion to NUPEA. The sustainable development calls for prioritising sustainability and community wellbeing and environmentally friendly projects to avoid social and cultural disruptions. Nuclear energy is an extremely sensitive venture that requires high levels of professionalism and strict due diligence and fidelity to the rule of law. THAT, NUPEA has exhibited a high level of mediocrity and unprofessionalism in choosing the location for the nuclear power plant. THAT, Uyombo Reef and Mida Creek, with its mangrove system, part of the Watamu National Park and Reserve, is home to many endangered species of marine life and is included in the Watamu/Malindi United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) biosphere reserve. The area attracts many special interests; conservationists, scientists and tourists, who are opposed to the location of the project. This area is known as a biodiversity hotspot and must be protected at all costs. THAT, Uyombo community also borders Arabuko Sokoke Forest. Nature Kenya states that Arabuko Sokoke Forest is the last large protected fragment of the East"
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