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    "id": 1517531,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1517531/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
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    "content": "I would like to comment on the Statement request by the great Senator of Embu, Sen. Munyi Mundigi. The Senator is talking about the poisoning by asbestos in his county. There are several public schools and institutions which still have asbestos roofing, which is very poisonous. When the fine dust from it accumulates into the lungs, it becomes fatal. Therefore, not only people from Embu but any other place where there is still asbestos roofing, whether it is private or public, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and the Ministry of Housing should have taken the first initiative to remove all these asbestos all over the country. In the United States of America, this has been eradicated by making sure that nobody is affected by asbestos. Anybody with asbestos poisoning has gone to court and been awarded hefty amounts of money to compensate first for their lives because once affected, it is a sure death. So, Kenya should emulate and do away with asbestos everywhere in the country as quickly as possible. When I was a Member of Parliament for Makueni, the first thing I did as an elected Member was to get the asbestos in Makueni District Hospital, which is now Level Five, removed immediately and replaced with iron sheets. That should follow in the whole country. I thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I support."
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