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    "id": 36782,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/36782/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Kamar",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 33,
        "legal_name": "Margaret Jepkoech Kamar",
        "slug": "margaret-kamar"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a)(i) NEMA is established under Section 7 of Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA) as a body corporate with perpetual succession. The object of which the authority was established is to exercise general supervision and coordination over all matters relating to the environment and to be the principal instrument of Government in the implementation of all policies relating to the environment. (ii) The PCC is established under Section 31(1) of EMCA. It is composed of a Chairman appointed by the Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources. The Chairman of PCC should be a person qualified for appointment as a High Court Judge. There are seven other members representing the Attorney-General, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), Non-Governmental organizations (NGOs), business community and persons active in environmental management. The main role of PCC is to investigate allegations or complaints against any person or against NEMA in relation to the conditions of the environment in Kenya. It is also mandated to investigate on its own motion, any suspected cases of environmental degradation and make a report to the National Environmental Council (NEC)."
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