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    "id": 611558,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Ottichilo has distinguished himself not just in this Parliament but even in the last Parliament on bringing issues that are very close to my heart especially in relation to environment. In another life, I was an environmental lawyer so I am very keen on issues that may have an impact on the environment. I also want to thank hon. (Eng.) Gumbo for the amendment that he has brought. The only thing I wished he had strengthened is the issue of research so that we do not render the Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board (KNEB) irrelevant. On the issue of nuclear power, hon. Members have indicated a lot of negatives around it but also a lot of positive comments around it. From the comments that hon. Members who are greater experts than some of us have said, it appears that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. Nonetheless we cannot be left outside the cutting edge of development and innovation. Therefore, for purposes of staying at par with the others we should not necessarily develop nuclear energy but we must be aware of developments in the field. That is why I was very keen that we should have retained a very strong research component. Hon. Members who have spoken before have spoken to the issue of the high risks and accidents that we have seen especially in reference to Chernobyl nuclear accident in Russia, the Alabama one in America and others. What this speaks to is the issue of governance. As a country, we are not very strong on the issue of governance. If you want to even talk about just one nuclear plant other than the attendant costs that go into trillions of shillings, I would also want to talk to the issue of governance. That because of our weak governance system, if we were to put something as big as this---"
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