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"content": "Thank you Madam, Temporary Deputy Speaker. My names are Dr. David Eseli Simiyu, Member for Kimilili Constituency. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I stand to support the Motion I would like to commend two people; one of them is hon. C. Kilonzo for bringing this Motion, because we in Kenya are not very good at control, to the extent that we spit on our roads with no control, and also throw trash around with no control. If this Motion is passed, I would like to urge the Mover to move with haste and bring the Bill to the House. The second person I would like to commend is the inventor of plastics. It is a marvellous material. It is very cheap, convenient and flexible to the extent that we have bottles, shoes, water 482 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 16, 2008 tanks, plastic wrappings and all sorts of materials made from plastics. I think plastics are virtually taking over our lives in this country. I am sure that if all of us looked in our pockets, we probably would find that we have something plastic. If you look at the front, there are plastic water bottles. I wonder how this House used to dispense water before plastic water bottles came on the scene. However, I think we in the Third World have a problem, in the sense that when something marvellous like this one comes in and overwhelms us, we sort of just accept and embrace it without any control. I think we need to control it, because as I speak now, in the developing world, plastics are virtually causing a serious environmental disaster. I do not need to repeat what other hon. Members have said. The situation we face right now actually borders on a catastrophe. It is a good thing, but like all other good things, it needs to be controlled. In my view, the spirit of the Motion is for the good of this country, whether there is a Public Health Act or not. It definitely shows that the Public Health Act has failed. If it had worked, we would not be having problems with plastics. We appreciate the importance of plastics, and the manufacturers should feel secure, since we do not want to take their livelihood away from them. We do not want to stop people from using plastics as such. We just want to control the disposal of this very marvellous material, which can also be very dangerous. Indeed, it has proved to be very dangerous. I would support the idea of a legislation that would control the use of this material and the disposal of the same, so that we can start taking control of our country, and do not end up being controlled by things that appear to be out of our control. This is within our capacity. We manufacture it; in fact, I know many people in this country who not only use plastics, but also make a living out of either manufacturing them or dispensing the same. Being a medical doctor, I know that we use plastics to dispense drugs as somebody has mentioned. They are very convenient. I beg the hon. Member to take into consideration these very positive uses of plastics when he brings the Bill, so that we do not lose them, but exercise tight control over their use, and stop degrading our environment to the extent we have done so far. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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