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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, in addition to what Sen. Mositet has mentioned, the problems that are bedeviling this country particularly on waste are only in most urban cities because if you go to our rural areas, these things are not there. It is happening in the urban places where most people are living. This is where health issues have arisen. If a policy is adopted, and I would in my own contribution suggest that we get incinerators as proposed. We should also encourage the separation and recycling of the waste material so that then, other than having this waste treated as a negative issue, we can also find a method of getting employment for our young men and women and other people who are willing to make money out of the treatment and disposal of this waste. There are several Kenyans who are collecting garbage from our urban dwellings and they are making money out of it. When I was growing up, the Nairobi City Council used to come and collect garbage every Friday and it was done in an orderly fashion. We used to remove our garbage bins outside and they used to come and collect the garbage. Now as the population of the city has grown, these activities have stopped, the waste has increased, diseases have increased and yet no action is being taken. So, a country that does not deal with waste and does not take the health of the citizens seriously is a country that is playing with a disaster. There was an experience while I was studying my degree that there was a very bad plague that started simply because England where I was studying law did not take into cognisance the fact that they were going to deal with waste. In the end, there was a very bad plague that ended up killing a lot of people. So, I support this Motion and in conclusion, state that in order to prevent a disaster that might happen in future, it is fair that this Motion is passed and we follow it up with the Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources so that we do not have a disaster in future. Thank you."
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