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    "id": 503335,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyenze",
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        "legal_name": "Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (Deceased)",
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    "content": "I want to say that from the discussions and your ruling hon. Speaker, it is good to raise the bar for one to be elected into the National Assembly so that Members can debate even a very technical Bill. That will help them to debate in a very positive and effective way. It is good you support what hon. Eng. Gumbo had raised. In the drafting, there are a few things here and there but generally the Bill seems to amend certain areas of the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act, 1999 so that it aligns it with the new Constitution and also with the current situations that we find ourselves in. Hon. Speaker, I want to say that this country has been described as a country of splendour. It is a country with a rich historical background and a great diversity of people, animals and beaches for sunshine. That is why we can attract even 5 million tourists in a year, if we market ourselves well. I want to say that other changes that this Bill brings about are on Clause 28 that provides for the preparation of Environment Action Plans by each county government. The county governments have been craving to control forests and resources that are found in their areas. This Bill seeks to advise on how these county governments will exploit resources. Before I go into the various clauses of this Bill hon. Speaker, I want to say that this Bill is so wide and has so many clauses. This is because it covers so many things including mineral exploitation, charcoal burning that is very rampant in the constituency I come from, sand harvesting that affects most areas of Maasai Land and Ukambani Land, logging in the Rift Valley, Central Kenya and many other places including Mt. Kenya and Meru. It also deals with pollution. Today, I will surprise you that the entire length of the Athi River has no live fish because of pollution which this Bill seeks to address. There is so much pollution in Athi River that there is no life apart from the Sukuma Wiki that is planted on the river banks. There is no life in the waters of Athi River and yet people consume water from Athi River downstream. This water is very poisonous and I am sure so many deaths come about because of that. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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