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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Musila",
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        "legal_name": "David Musila",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for finally seeing me. I would like to support this Motion and also congratulate my good friend, Sen. Mositet, for bringing it to the Senate. Mr. Speaker, Sir, since this Senate was created, we have addressed issues of environment very now and then. I remember only the other day there was the issue of pollution of Athi River by the sewers in Nairobi and the Committee had to get out there to make sure that this was repaired. I remember also that sometime ago, there was a Motion that talked about pollution of rivers. So, this Senate has been in the forefront of drawing the attention of the country, in particular the leadership, to the environmental concerns that we have in this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have an organization called the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) which has completely failed Kenyans. If NEMA was doing its work properly, all the issues that we are raising would not be there. We have been unable to manage simple things like polythene bags. These polythene bags which cause serious environmental hazards are scattered all over the country and we are unable to manage this. Perhaps, the starting point should be ensuring that we do the simple environmental management. We should manage the polythene bags menace in the city and countryside. We have been given the example of our neighbouring nation of Rwanda. When you get into that country, they open your boot and search it. If you have a polythene bag in your boot, you have to remove it before you enter Kigali City. Kigali City is an example that we must all copy. Mr. Speaker, Sir, dumpsites in this country are created or started without any consideration of the health of the surrounding population. One of my colleagues talked about the one in Nakuru, on the way to Kabarak. The other day when I had the opportunity to contribute here, I mentioned the dumpsite in Mombasa, which is seen as you come from the airport. It is just at the seashore as you move and stinks, yet the authorities there do not seem to care. Every town has its own eyesore in as far as dumping of waste is concerned."
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