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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to bring to this House a public petition, under the Constitution of Kenya, Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 12, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 29, 37, 42, 70 and 199 as read with Articles 93, 94 and 96; under Standing Order No. 24 on Public Petitions. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a Petition for the protection of the environment and other constitutionally protected rights and fundamental freedoms of the residents of Owino- Uhuru Village in Mikindani Ward, Jomvu Constituency, Mombasa County. I will read the Petition as it is. The People of Owino-Uhuru Village are saying:- “We, the undersigned citizens of the Republic of Kenya and who are also tax payers, draw the attention of the Senate of the Republic of Kenya to the following:- (1) THAT, Owino-Uhuru Village, a low income human settlement hosting a community of 8,000 residents on the outskirts of an island of Mombasa City, Mikindani Ward, Jomvu Constituency, Mombasa County, has been gravely affected by the poisonous lead emissions from entities corruptly and irregularly licensed to establish a lead smelting plant in the human settlement area. (2) THAT, the poisonous emissions from the plant have contaminated the soil, drinking water and the air in Owino-Uhuru Village. Even children’s playgrounds are laced with toxic dust. (3) THAT, lead poisoning is a medical condition in humans and other vertebrates caused by increased levels of the heavy metal, lead, in the body. Lead interferes with a variety of body processes and is toxic to many organs and tissues, including the heart, bones, intestines, kidneys, the reproductive and nervous systems. Lead affects practically all systems within the body. Lead poisoning interferes with the development of the nervous system and is, therefore, particularly toxic to children causing potentially permanent learning and behavioural disorders. (4) THAT, systems of high levels of lead poisoning that are at above 80 micrograms per deciliter of blood can cause seizures, convulsions, comma and even death. At levels lower than the 80 micrograms per deciliter of blood, lead causes adverse health effects on the central nervous system, kidneys and blood cells leading to 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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