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    "id": 552751,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/552751/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Bowen",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Kangongo Bowen",
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    "content": "Another case that shows the failure of NEMA was the recent floods in Nairobi. If you go around Nairobi County, you will see buildings which have been built on waterways. You will be shocked that those buildings have been approved by NEMA. So, as much as we want to see that our environment is safeguarded, NEMA has really done a lot of disservice to this country. They are drawing huge taxpayers’ amounts but their performance is actually below par. The Committee also went an extra mile to agree with the Senate proposals. Given that the passage of this Bill has the deadline of 27th May 2015, we need to support the recommendations of the Committee, so that we beat the constitutional deadline for these Bills. I support what the Committee has done and still ask the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee in charge of the environment to revisit the work of NEMA. If possible, they need to recommend that we repeal the NEMA Act and return its functions to the Ministry of Water, Environment and Natural Resources. This is because NEMA is doing nothing."
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