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    "content": "sure that they do not release those wastes, like the heavy metals into our waste water systems. This is because the treatment works that we have do not absorb that. Then, it is after somebody has violated that, that the punitive measures come in. This is because if you do not do that, then we will end up with the situations that we have now. We have good legislations which, at the end of the day, are flouted left, right and centre. We end up with our people downstream who are not even aware of what is going on upstream. They do not benefit in any way from that factory. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I, therefore, support the idea that the polluters must be held accountable to compensate for their actions which are affecting those who are not part of their beneficiaries. But I insist that we must put systems in place because prevention is always better than cure. We should not wait and start coming up with punitive measures when somebody is already losing his life downstream. Let us make sure that at the source these pollutants actually do not end up in our waste water systems. If by any chance they end up there, then the punitive measures should also be so prohibitive that someone will not repeat it. As somebody said, you will get fines of Kshs10,000 which any common man can pay. However, the damages you will have caused are not measureable because we are talking about people’s lives downstream. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support the Motion and also urge whoever is coming up with the amendments to take into account the fact that these are not the only kinds of pollution that we are facing. As I said, in our area we face pollution which comes as a result of explorations which are all over the place. Currently, we have several sites where oil exploration companies are working. So, it must cover all sources of pollution, so that we protect the health and welfare of our people the much we can. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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