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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wajir South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mohammed Adow",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am surprised because the Statement does not address the questions I raised. It is a clear case of evasion. It beats about the bush and this is the challenge we have had with successive governments over the years when it comes to atrocities committed against the people of North Eastern Kenya. Hon. Speaker, what I had sought to know from the Committee was about the alleged dumping of nuclear and other toxic wastes in North Eastern Kenya. According to the people from that part, this is something that has given rise to the number of cancer patients in the region. They keep on increasing. There is environmental degradation and other issues. What I had sought from the Committee was to find out if it could undertake an inquiry into the illegal dumping of hazardous nuclear waste in the North Eastern part of Kenya, including the environmental effects and the association with high cases of cancer reported in that part of the country. I also wanted the Ministry to state the measures it had put in place for the residents of the region whose land was illegally used for dumping hazardous nuclear waste and whose health has been adversely affected by the harmful chemicals, and that they are fully compensated. I also sought to know what regulatory measures the Government of Kenya had put in place to ensure that all hazardous waste and material, including nuclear waste, are securely disposed of without causing harm to humans, animals, and the environment. This is a grave matter that needs to be addressed with the seriousness it so much deserves. If the Committee gives us answers, I will appreciate it."
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