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    "id": 612226,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kilonzo",
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        "legal_name": "Francis Mwangangi Kilonzo",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Sessional Paper, which is on National Education for Sustainable Development Policy. As we all know, the environment is everything in our lives. As I support this Motion, I believe that the country will come up with a strategy of dealing with the massive pollution that is going on across the country. I want to be specific because the policy is very clear regarding what needs to be done as far as educating and sensitizing our population, both young and old, on the importance of preserving our environment is concerned. I want to cite a case in point, which has been a serious matter since I was elected to this House, and even earlier: pollution of Athi River, which is one of the main rivers in this country. With this policy in place, I believe that the Ministry responsible for environment, as well as the County Governments of Makueni, Machakos and Nairobi, in collaboration with other organisations that deal with environmental matters, will be in a position to tackle the issue of pollution of Athi River. I would like to remind this House of the famous statement made by the late Hon. John Michuki, that “within a certain period of time, people will be able to swim in Nairobi River.” Nairobi River is among other rivers that empty their waters into the Athi River. On several occasions, I have attempted to speak to the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee in charge of environment about this particular issue. As a country, we are headed in the right direction, if we are going to implement this policy. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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