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    "content": "(e) The Senator wanted to know whether there is any budgetary allocation for cleaning and monitoring of Athi River. The Ministry will allocate more resources in the 2015/2016 Financial Year for cleaning Athi River together with other deserving rivers in the country. This has been informed by the fact that the current allocation is not adequate for the cleaning exercise. County government and other stakeholders will also be involved to ensure wider coverage. (f) The Senator wanted to know the measures that have been put in place to deal with persons who are polluting or disposing effluent into the river. The NEMA continuously monitors any illegal discharge into the river among others. Those found to be polluting or disposing effluent into the river have been given stop orders and others prosecuted. The Ministry will continue enforcing the same, in conjunction with other relevant government agencies. (g) The Senator also wanted to know the immediate measures that have been taken to alert the communities in Machakos and Makueni counties on the hazards of using the water from the river. The Ministry through WARMA has established water resource users associations within Athi River which involves the community in the sensitization and creating awareness on the conservation of the river, including the hazards of using the water, from the river."
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