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    "id": 40716,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/40716/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Kamar",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 33,
        "legal_name": "Margaret Jepkoech Kamar",
        "slug": "margaret-kamar"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware of the high levels of pollution of Athi River. My Ministry is co- ordinating various lead agencies to ensure effectiveness of treatment ponds in the City of Nairobi, Thika and Athi River towns. My Ministry has also been exploring ways through which their respective sewerage systems can be expanded. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in addition, my Ministry has been relocating settlement from the riparian areas, within Nairobi River Basin whose waters end up in River Athi. Other measures being undertaken by the Ministry, includes a strict enforcement of the relevant provisions of the Environment Management Act (EMCA) of 1999 on illegal discharge into River Athi and relocation of the illegal dumpsites, which contribute to the pollution of the River. (b) My Ministry has put in place various interventions to ensure that residents of Kitui West, who live along the River access uninterrupted clean water from the river. As mentioned earlier, the interventions include co-ordinating lead agencies with a view to expanding the sewerage system in the City of Nairobi, Thika and Athi River town."
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