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    "id": 1479955,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Consequently, a public consultation meeting was held on the proposed site on 27th June 2019 with the participation of 62 residents. The minutes of the public consultation are attached. That is why this House is going on a recess tomorrow to do public participation, which is central to our Constitution. Nobody can avoid it. NEMA does not have the luxury to avoid it. A major concern that was raised by the residents was conformity to zoning policy of the area, the number of floors and connection to the sewer. All those were addressed. Let me make it very clear, as the new Cabinet Secretary for this docket, that zoning and sewerage are all the functions of the Nairobi City County Government. The Senate has a role to call the Governor or his officials on the same. In view of that, I have just highlighted that there was, indeed, meaningful public participation and information disclosure of the project. Question three, Hon. Deputy Speaker, is on why the developer has continued to construct the said illegal structure, even after repeated requests. The construction has The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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