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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ogola",
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    "content": "I thank you, honorable Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I rise to support the Statement by the Senator of Kisumu, Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda, on the pollution of Lake Victoria. Some time back, a research was done by a German organization. From the findings of that research, somebody said that Lake Victoria could be the largest pit that we have around. That is not very healthy for all of us who depend on it for food, livelihoods and all the activities of life. This Statement addresses the pollution levels in Lake Victoria, and the health risks associated with it. Where I come from, Homa Bay County, which is part of that lake, a number of our people suffer from waterborne diseases largely attributed to pollution of this lake. A number of people even use the lake to dispose of their sewage, and this must be looked into. Sometimes, there have been such allegations that all the waste of the facilities near Lake Victoria go to this lake. It is a real disaster. It is a real environmental problem for the people that live around the lake. My tribe, the Luo, basically are people who feed on fish. We are beginning to think, and I think rightly so, that the fish that our people are feeding on may not be very healthy. Measures must be put in place to restore the lake, not only for transport, but for food and all the environmental issues. I speak as a concerned inhabitant of the Lake Victoria. I cry for our people. All that Sen. (Prof.) Ojienda has raised in the Statement must be looked into, not only for the people of Kisumu, Migori, Homa Bay, Siaya and Busia, but all the people who consume products that come from the lake. I support."
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