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    "id": 1357015,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okiya Omtatah",
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    "content": "THAT, NEMA is also legitimising the illegal work of NUPEA by being part of the presentation and defence of the strategic environmental and social assessment (SESA) report. THAT, Kilifi County Government has failed in its mandate to control toxic industries producing toxic waste by either providing suitable infrastructure or if the infrastructure is inadequate, to advise against the commissioning of such projects. THAT, the Principal Secretary (PS) for Energy, during a visit to endorse the site, ignored the issues raised by the community and went ahead to rubberstamp NUPEA’s decision on the location, signifying the ground breaking of the project activities in the community despite the concerns posed by the community. THAT, we raised our issues before relevant institutions and organisations; that is the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Ministry of Environment and Forestry and the Kilifi County Government, but were ignored. THAT, the issues raised above are not pending in any court of law or any other legal body. THEREFORE, your humble petitioners pray that the Parliament of the Republic of Kenya, through the Senate, urgently consider this uneconomic environmental and moral issue for the country and that they act with the view of- (1) Ordering all responsible state agencies to remove Uyombo from the list of possible sites for a Nuclear Reactor. (2) Ordering NUPEA to immediately explain evidence-based research and the science that lead them to choosing Uyombo as their preferred site. (3) Ordering the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to institute mechanisms to prosecute individual NUPEA officials found culpable of wasting taxpayers’ funds by recommending Uyombo as their preferred site. (4) Ordering NUPEA to stop interfering in the issuance of title deeds to the Uyombo community. (5) Ensuring the freedoms of the residents of Uyombo village and other Kenyans under the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya. Your petitioners will ever pray. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Petition is dated 12th October, 2023 and presented to the Senate by the Senator for Busia County on 15th November, 2023. Thank you."
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