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    "id": 180243,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/180243/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kajembe",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ramadhan Seif Kajembe",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) No, I am not aware that raw sewage in Dagoretti/Kawangware areas is now flowing into Kilichwa Kubwa River, Nairobi River and eventually Athi River. However, I am aware that this was the case before the implementation of Nairobi River Basin Rehabilitation Programme. (b) The situation was arrested and the Ministry continues to implement an integrated programme of rehabilitating the Nairobi River Basin. This includes stoppage of all illegal effluent discharges into rivers within the Nairobi River Basin including Kilichwa Kubwa River and Athi River. The Ministry has further brought together various lead Government departments and institutions to jointly undertake relevant actions geared towards prevention of pollution of rivers within the Nairobi River Basin. (c) The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has taken action against the offenders polluting these rivers. For instance, NEMA has ordered and effected punitive measures against those involved in operating illegal discharges into rivers Kilichwa Kubwa and Nairobi, which empty their waters into Athi River. They include operators of slaughterhouses in Dagoretti, owners of informal settlements along the rivers, formal human settlements and industries which have been discharging effluent into the rivers. (d) My Ministry has been working closely with various local authorities, including the Nairobi City Council (NCC), and Thika Municipal Council to improve their sewerage systems, including treatment to ensure high quality and clean rivers which are a source of livelihood downstream. This includes repairing, expanding and extending their sewerage systems, all of which are under the Nairobi River Basin Programme. This is a major component of the larger Nairobi Metropolitan City Masterplan."
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