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    "id": 405796,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sijeny",
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        "legal_name": "Judith Achieng Sijeny",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute and support this Motion. It takes me back to memory lane when I was a little girl. I had the privilege of growing up in Nairobi and I remember when the First Daughter, Margret Kenyatta, was the Mayor of Nairobi, the city was extremely clean. I am not insisting that women leadership is excellent when it comes to neatness, but it could also be a major factor. By then, the Nairobi City Council had very strict rules and there was no careless littering of garbage everywhere. The department that was dealing with garbage collection worked 24 hours. From the estate where I was staying; that is, Nairobi South B, it overlooked Industrial Area where there were factories. There were very big lorries and garbage collectors that were working 24 hours to clear the garbage. I do not know where that equipment went to. Those are the reasons I support this Motion and I believe the national Government is better placed to come up with these regulations and other ways of implementing this Motion in consultation with the other stakeholders. This collection of garbage was done countrywide, but especially for Nairobi; nothing was taken for granted. The national Government can partner with the county Government, because I remember the other day my little girl asked me whether Dr. Evans Kidero is the Governor of Nairobi and when I answered in affirmative, she told me to inform him the Nairobi City is very filthy. I asked her how she came to that conclusion and she told me that every time their school bus goes around, they come across a lot of garbage. I was really The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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