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"content": "State decided that the squatters on Kyulu Hills should be moved out, and they were moved out. Today, if you go to Kyulu Hills, you will see that there is water. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, another problem we have, in respect of which we need the assistance of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), is pollution of our water resources. We have a serious problem with local authorities. They are releasing sewage directly into our rivers. We need funding of the local authorities to ensure that we have proper water treatment plants, and that rivers are not polluted. A few months back, when Mr. Michuki took over the leadership of the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, he said that he was going to clean the rivers in Nairobi. Now you only need to visit some of the rivers. You will not believe it. They have very clean flowing water. The biggest challenge to the Minister now is to ensure that we maintain that status. We do not want a repeat of what happened in the transport sector. We want systems now. Make sure that you leave systems in place in that Ministry. When I was a small boy, my grandmother used to tell me that a river that used to pass through our shamba was a permanent river. Today, it is not. I grew up in another village where there was a permanent river â Thika River. I now tell my own son: âThis used to be a permanent river.â Time has come when we have to take the issue of environmental conservation seriously. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to also just wonder. When it comes to the Ministers, they have to demonstrate commitment by dealing with the issue of wetlands. The Minister for Water and Irrigation has to demonstrate commitment. Is it that the Minister talks to the Government and the Government does not listen? Why can the Government not decree that all developments on wetlands be demolished and the land repossessed? Whether you compensate the owners or not, that would be your problem, but repossess them. Next time, the Minister might break her leg. Is that when the Government will take action? With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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