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    "id": 374981,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Iringo",
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        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Motion. I know that garbage collection in most of our towns, especially Nairobi, have been a thorn in the flesh. Garbage is dumped mostly in residential areas. This is a health hazard. We have seen photographs of pigs, dogs, and street children scavenging at the dumpsites. When councils collect garbage it is as if they just transfer the problem from the original place to another, say from the hotels to the residential areas. Hon. Deputy Speaker, it has been the practice in most councils and towns that dumpsites are relocated without proper planning and wherever they are relocated, due to the expansion, or the growth, of towns these dumpsites happen to be in the midst of the people. There should be proper planning in relation to where dumpsites are located. They should be located far away from the towns. Their location should be well planned. Hon. Deputy Speaker, today in the world we cannot keep on transferring garbage from one point to another without a way of trying to dispose of it permanently, as my colleague has said. We should have recycling facilities, so that whatever garbage is collected, it is recycled for other purposes or uses; it can also be destroyed. We are all aware that in the world today we have this problem of polythene papers. These papers have become a health and environmental hazard; you find them are all over in schools, institutions, hospitals and towns. It is high time the Government came come up with a proper framework to make sure that these papers are disposed of in a healthy manner, and they do not cause health hazard, and are not spread all over. Hon. Deputy Speaker, if you happen to go to Dandora, as we have been told, you will find that it smells a lot. One day I was driving along Juja Road and I was shocked because I smelled foul scent; I was wondered where it was coming from in my car; when I looked outside I was amazed at what I saw. You find that these dumpsites are just about two to ten metres away from people’s doors; they are really health hazards. This is the high time proper garbage collection is needed and at the same time this garbage should be recycled for other purposes. In the process, our young people will be engaged in employment activities instead of scavenging on these dumpsites. The environment will also be kept clean in this manner, and the spread of diseases and other health hazards will be tamed. Therefore, I support. Thank you."
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