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    "id": 1480000,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1480000/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
        "slug": "aden-duale"
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    "content": "Pollution is another issue that is affecting our rivers. Pollution from industrial, agricultural and domestic sources has degraded our rivers. The Nairobi River is a perfect example of a water body that is polluted due to dumping of untreated industrial waste, sewage and plastics, further straining its ability to sustain constant flow of water. Lastly, poor agricultural practices such as mono cropping and overgrazing have led to soil erosion and siltation in many of the rivers. River Tana, for example, which is Kenya’s largest river, is affected by siltation caused by deforestation and land degradation in its upper catchment areas. This has reduced the river’s capacity to hold water, leading to flooding during heavy rains. In Garissa, Tana River and Lamu Counties, which are the counties through which the river approaches the sea, there is a lot of siltation."
}