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    "content": "cancer because of the harmful waste. Even hospitals just dump their waste anywhere in the rural areas. So, it is very important that our Government takes this very seriously and it becomes law. I am hoping that the Committee on Delegated Legislation will look at this so that they push the Government. We should not just sit there and wait for the feedback from the Government. We need to have serious follow up. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when it rains, the rivers overflow and raw sewer flows into those rivers. This is the same water that our people actually drink. People catch diseases like cholera from this water. I think prevention is better than cure. The Government should find a way of diverting some of these rivers so that they do not overflow and cause danger to our people. In Trans Nzoia where I come from, we have a slum called Kipsongor which does not have proper roads. It is the way it was during the colonial days. Some of the toilets are full and when it rains, the waste overflows and this causes very serious diseases to people because this contaminated water even flows into their houses. When you go to that area, you really feel sympathy for those people. You will wonder whether we really attained Independence 50 years ago. Fifty years after Independence, our people should have access to health and electricity because they live in mud houses and other temporary structures and so you cannot connect electricity to those houses. When somebody is paying rent of Kshs200, you cannot expect them to be connected to electricity. I am urging the Government to take immediate steps to ensure effective management of the waste. When you see children playing in those dumpsites, in some cases, they play with used condoms and we really get worried because out of nowhere some of the children develop HIV. You wonder how they became HIV positive when the parents are free of the disease. There are also many other funny diseases which emanate from the dumpsites. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Motion is very important. I thank the Mover of the Motion for having brought it to the House and I just hope that our Government will take this seriously because I think NEMA is sleeping on the job. Previously, they used to be active when it came to controlling noise pollution, but I do not hear them anymore. I support the Motion."
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