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    "id": 504838,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/504838/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mohamed Abass",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abass Sheikh Mohamed",
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    "content": "Bill that has amendments incorporating the counties now that everything in this country is devolved. Every Kenyan is entitled to a clean and healthy environment. However, what has been happening is that everybody has been doing what he or she wants. There has been a lot of environmental pollution, dumping and littering. Waste disposal is not taken care of at all levels. The Bill now takes care of all that. The law on environmental conservation has not been enforced well; enforcement by NEMA has been very poor under the existing law. There have been a lot of issues in waste disposal and environmental conservation. It is high time this country enhanced environmental education, so that we can inculcate environmental awareness at an early stage of our students in schools. The only thing that we now do is planting trees, but not informing students the importance of environmental conservation. We do not give them enough knowledge on environmental issues. As a result of destruction of our ecosystems, there have been a lot of challenges. We have lost very important fauna and flora in this country. Today most of the beautiful land is being destroyed because of deforestation. Many animals are dying. Climate change is taking place very fast within the country. There is a lot of desertification encroaching on us because of the destruction of ecosystems and environmental degradation. There is a lot of reckless waste disposal. Everywhere in this country you find a lot of litter. A lot of carcinogenic materials are being disposed of without proper conservation. There is a lot of toxic waste and today we have a lot of cancer, especially in the area I come from. We have a lot of throat cancer. This is as a result of improper waste disposal. The current NEMA procedures in environmental impact assessment are not well regulated. While we have procedures and regulations, enforcement is not there. Most of the industries produce a lot of waste in the country, and it is not properly disposed of. It is high time we had regulations, so that a polluter is made to pay. Anybody who pollutes the environment should be punished or fined heavily. With those few remarks, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to support the Bill. Thank you."
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