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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Makenga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Richard Makenga Katemi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to second this very important Motion by my very good friend, Hon. Wilber Ottichilo. From the outset, this Motion is very important and timely. As the Mover of the Motion has alluded, the environment is very important to every living person or things in the world. As you are aware, our country has been littered with plastic items all over. Littering is done with a lot of impunity by people who know and understand that is it is wrong to litter or throw plastic bags all over. It is high time we sensitised our people and told them that it is important for them to take care of their environment. Littering which is witnessed all over, particularly in major cities, is alarming. The effect of littering is of very high magnitude. Rivers in Nairobi and other major cities are chocked with plastics. The effects of the littering do not affect human beings only, but also animals. In urban areas and other areas where there is littering, animals feed on these plastic bags and they end up dying because plastic bags are made of chemicals which are dangerous to their health. Therefore, it is important for us to avert this effect which can harm human beings and animals. I support the idea that the House resolves that the Government declares one Saturday of each month to be dedicated by every Kenyan household, organised groups, public and private institutions to cleaning and beautifying the immediate environment. This is coming at the right time. Once it is resolved that Kenyans dedicate one day, we are going to see a big change within our environment. We are also going to change the behaviour and thinking of our people. Tree planting has been emphasised a lot thus forgetting the immediate environment. Improvement of the environment will impact positively to climate change in this country. The threat of climate change is a global phenomenon. The dangers caused by greenhouse gases are due to rampant and uncontrollable littering of garbage and other non-biodegradable materials. There is migration of our people from the rural areas to the cities. This has made cities to grow to the extent that they are not managing the environment. We have not come up with proper planning to ensure that as the population grows in cities, we also take care of the environment. With good planning, e-waste can be converted into energy and that energy can be of great use to the country to reduce the high cost of power generation and to ensure that there is reduction of greenhouse gases. As the Mover has said, waterborne and respiratory diseases The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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