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    "id": 405857,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Machage",
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        "legal_name": "Wilfred Gisuka Machage",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. As I support the Motion, I take cognisance of the prayer that the Mover has so made to the national Government; “that the government takes immediate steps to develop effective waste management regulations and put in place proper disposal facilities including for harmful waste, and this be done in consultation with all key stakeholders.” Whereas that prayer, be it as it may, Kenya is really not operating in a legal lacuna or vacuum. We have legislation that has been in place in this country and the first one that I could get in literature was in 1996; The Waste Management Act, Cap.482. We had a review of this and we came out with a Solid Waste Management Act of 2001 and, thereafter we had a Waste Management Act of 2006 which was again reviewed in 2008. Maybe the 2008 Act is not addressing our situation well in view of industrialization which has taken place if we were to compare to what there was at that time. We are really looking at the waste management of plastics, oils, electrical equipment, liquids, and so on and so forth. We are looking at an environmental 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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