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    "id": 405845,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mugo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Beth Wambui Mugo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to contribute to this very important and timely Motion. I congratulate Sen. Mositet for bringing it to the House. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, indeed, like all those who have spoken before me, I would like to indicate that this Motion touches on a number of Ministries and not just one Ministry. I want to support Sen. G.G. Kariuki for suggesting that we should involve the Ministries when we prepare important Motions. This is because even if we come up with Bills and pass them without consulting the Ministries and getting their input, implementation will be difficult. So, let us work with them, so that we can jointly own the Motions and Bills which we pass. I believe that this Motion will be developed into a Bill, so that it can be implementable. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is no way we will control diseases in this country, unless we address the environment very seriously, especially waste management. There is runaway disease in the country. There are waterborne diseases as a result of rivers being polluted. Many of our people still use rivers as sources of their water supply. Even in the townships, many pipes burst and somehow sewage seems to sip into the water. As a result, the water that people drink gets polluted and there is no way we can control Typhoid, Cholera and other waterborne diseases. Also, mosquitoes mainly breed in dams because they are wet. We also know where the breeding of mosquitoes takes place; it is mainly in those dumpsites because they are damp and it is also dirty; so, it is hard to control mosquitoes and malaria. There are runaway diseases, like cancer and many others; in fact cancer is the biggest killer right now as we speak. When you speak with the experts, they tell you that a lot of these diseases, including cancer, apart from a few hereditary genes, are also environmentally connected. So, what are we going to do? Take any dumpsite; the worst one which Sen. Elachi addressed, we know that vegetables are being grown there. Those vegetables find their way to our markets. The vegetables look very good and leafy; and 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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