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    "id": 562182,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Khaniri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 171,
        "legal_name": "George Munyasa Khaniri",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to give a Statement. At the sitting of the Senate held on Wednesday 4th March, 2015, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., the Senator for Makueni, requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Committee on Land and Natural Resources on Pollution of Athi River in Machakos and Makueni counties. In the Statement, the Senator sought information on the following: (a) Whether the Government is aware that there is disposal of effluent into Athi River in Machakos and Makueni counties. The Cabinet Secretary is aware that there is disposal of effluent into Athi River in Machakos and Makueni Counties. The Ministry is in the process of addressing the problem. Through the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and the Water Resource Management Authority (WARMA), the Ministry has developed a strategy to control pollution of Athi River. However, it is worth noting that the effluent in the river section that is in Makueni County, is as a result of disposal in the upstream. (b) Whether there is a current Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report on the river and if there is, we present the same. There is no EIA Report on the Athi River. Normally, environmental impact assessments are done on proposed projects that have potential adverse impact on the environment. In relation to rivers, lakes or wetlands, the following activities require environmental impact assessment. (1) Erection, construction or demolition of any structures or part of structures located in or under the river, lake or wetland; (2) Excavation, drilling, tunneling or disturbance of the river, Lakeland or the wetland; (3) Introduction of animals into a lake, river or wetland; (4) Introduction of plants or plant parts, dead or alive in any; (5) Disposing of substances in a lake, river or wetland that are likely to have adverse environmental effects on the water bodies. (6) Direct or block any river, lake or wetland from its natural and normal course; and, (7) Drain any lake, river or wetland. (c) The Senator wanted to know whether the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has offices in Machakos and Makueni Counties. NEMA has an office at Wote in Makueni County with two technical officers while in Machakos, the authority has three technical officers. (d) The Senator wanted to know whether action has been taken on the officers from NEMA for dereliction of duty. The Ministry has not established any actions by the NEMA officers that would be considered as neglect of duty that may call for disciplinary action."
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