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"content": "are talking about. There are times they imagine we are not working. We have done a lot of work by passing very many Motions. If this Senate does not discuss such Motions, where else would they be discussed? At least we are putting in the necessary input. We need to be captured as having told the Government that this is important because we should be living in clean environments. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in Mombasa, moving from the airport to the Island, when you pass through Makupa Causeway, it is an eye sore. You have to close your ears, nose and mouth so that you quickly cross that area because of the stench. That is the area where you find people from all walks of life trying to scavenge on the dumpsite. That has been there for years. Why do we talk about things that have been happening for many years without remedy? If the people responsible cannot clear such dumpsites, why are they in those offices? We should find out whether the relevant Ministries are taking their work seriously. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, most of the sewerage systems that we have in Kenya are located in very open spaces. Like Sen. Elachi said, if you are going to Embu, you cross River Rupingazi and find a very big sewage system before you even get to the main town. So, the impression that one gets is that Embu and Mombasa are dirty towns. By good luck, Dandora is far from Mombasa Road and so, not very many visitors get to know how it looks like but it is worse than Makupa Causeway. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Motion calls upon the Government to move fast and make our country clean. Now that we have 47 counties, it should be mandatory that the 47 urban centres in those come counties should come up with a clear-cut proposal of constructing a modern sewerage. A modern sewerage is clean and does not even have a stench. It should also be located far from the towns. If that does not happen, the associated diseases, which are serious, will come up. These are problems which emanate from our own careless way of handling our environment. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, also, we have people who are gone and we will remember them for their good work that they have done to the country. We remember the late hon. Michuki for the good work that he did. I wish that he was still alive so that he could proceed with his good work. Must we always be lamenting over people who have done well and not those who are there and not doing anything? If you are in charge of a Ministry, like the Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, we need to see Nairobi River clean, because that is where most of the sewage is disposed of. The filth is too much and thick and sometimes even the river does not flow because of the mess which is done on it. It should be a requirement, therefore, that rivers which flow through towns should be cleaned up by the people in the neighbourhood or employees engaged by the Ministry. We should even have trees planted, so that we can check soil erosion. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also realized that some of these rivers can be used for tourist attraction. It is through these rivers that we can have ships where people can even have meals in the evenings, like what happens in River Rhine, River Seine in Paris and River Mohawk in America. If you happen to go and see those places and compare with what we have here in Kenya--- Most of the Members who are not here have gone to visit such places. They should come back with information and ideas that they have borrowed from there. But, unfortunately, you will find that nothing will happen after that. 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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