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"speaker_name": "Hon. Aden Duale",
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"content": "the illegal discharging along the riparian area. Out of the 145 facilities, which we have mapped, 101 facilities have been listed by NEMA as having compliance issues because they do not have the required discharge according to the law. I have attached the list. I have nothing to hide. Yes. Even the banks, I have sat with them. They have a sustainability obligation – the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) and Equity. If they are giving credit to a company, or to a factory that is destroying the environment, even the sustainability of that company will be in question. We have slaughterhouses that discharge raw effluent to the Nairobi River. The NEMA will undertake compliance evaluation through inspection. On question three, Hon. TJ asked our indulgence to state the measures that we have put in place. I have already made it clear. Let me come to what we are doing about pollution control and wastewater management. Religious groups and those who run clubs under tents, like in Kitengela… The music that they play can even disturb a family five kilometres away. Even our citizens, when they are celebrating a graduation or a birthday, must comply with the law. They must. You cannot bring all your friends because your son is graduating and play music the whole night. Some families have sick people; some have young children and some people are tired they want to sleep early. I was a victim this weekend in my estate. But because I did not want to be accused of using my powers, I wrote a small note to the chairman of our estate and told him this was against the law. Please, by 10.00 O'clock, reduce the noise pollution. The NEMA has the powers. They have police. There is something this House has given us under the Regulations called extended producer responsibility enforcement. If, for example, a bottle of Coca-Cola or a packet of Brookside is found along the Nairobi River, that company under extended producer responsibility, must come and clean that river. The NEMA must issue that restoration order. That is why, Hon. Temporary Speaker, during the Finance Bill, one of the biggest multinational companies was against the Eco Levy. Why was that company against that Levy? Their franchise is in Kenya, where their packets or their bottles are found along the Nairobi River and NEMA uses the extended producer responsibility. That responsibility goes to the owner of the brand, who is a multinational. I was watching. They appeared before the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, and they did not want to take responsibility. When the Restoration Support Bill comes next month or next year, which will be used to protect the environment, and our ecosystem, I really want to ask colleagues here to support it and to make it even more punitive. Noise pollution is becoming a very serious issue. We have a law of 2022 on restoration order and sustainable waste management. This House enacted it. It aims to promote a circular economy in waste management such as segregation of waste at source. In our homes, in the next few months, I will gazette the code, where we must have a waste bin for wet, organic and dry waste. The vehicles that will carry it will have to carry it separately. When they take it to the Dandora Dumpsite, there must be different areas for different wastes. For the dry waste, the young people can use it for recycling. The organic ones can even be used for manure. Our public transport system must also have waste bins such that if you eat a banana, you do not throw it out of the window. The public transport owners must provide the bins. We will enforce all these measures, including the noise pollution. When we also deal with those who are dumping effluent to the Nairobi River, please do not call me. This is because I know you will call me that it is my friend or somebody who supported me. I indulge this House; the leadership of Kenya seated here, to ensure we are remembered for conserving our environment. Let us be remembered for the fourth item of the Preamble of our Constitution that says that we must be respectful of the environment for the current and future generations. That was part of the Constitution making by the framers. I had a chat with the Chief Justice and the Judges of the Environment and Land Courts and they agree with me. They said that all of us citizens must make sure we protect the environment. 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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