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    "id": 373827,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/373827/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gakuya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "James Mwangi Gakuya",
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    "content": "The matter before us is very pertinent. In fact, the issue of garbage disposal has been a very serious matter, especially within Nairobi. The people of Nairobi generate between four million and five million tonnes of garbage per day. Nairobi has many markets, one of them being Wakulima Market, which churns out a great deal of solid waste. It is important to note that all that waste ends up at the Dandora Dumpsite. Given the fact that Nairobi hosts UNEP, it means that that country is recognized when it comes to handling our environment. With regard to the history of the dumpsite, it was started in the colonial times and it occupies about 100 acres of land. It is important to note that the dumpsite is full and the garbage is spilling to the doorsteps of residential houses and schools. That is a serious concern. The City Council of Nairobi was the main manager of the dumpsite. It did very little to ensure that the disposal of waste at the dumpsite is friendly and safe to the residents there. Formerly, the idea to have a dumpsite was not a bad one. That is because Dandora by then was not a residential area. Even when the dumpsite came up, it is only vultures that invaded the place. But people were living so far away. However, the then City Council of Nairobi decided to convert that area into a residential area, and four phases of housing were designed. Those phases are constructed and people are living there. The dumpsite is neglected totally and nobody is taking serious measures towards its management. The pollution from the dumpsite is affecting residents. There are airborne and waterborne diseases that are routinely affecting the residents. The Government has promised to listen to the people. I would not want to be a Member of Parliament representing a sick society. I would like to urge the Government to take serious measures towards ensuring that people live in a friendly and safe environment. So many adverse effects of the dumpsite have been talked about. The schools within the area are performing dismally. That is because the garbage is disposed of along the perimeter walls of schools and their entrances. You will find flies invading classrooms. That obviously affects the performance of students. Mosquitoes in that area multiply in great numbers. So, with all those hazards, the people of that area are affected by so many diseases. It is high time we thought of relocating that particular dumpsite. I am, however, aware that Rome was not built in a day. The Government should think of ways of relocating that particular dumpsite so that people can live good lives."
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