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    "id": 642190,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Chebet",
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        "legal_name": "Susan Kipketer Chebet",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this golden opportunity. I have been waiting the whole morning and I am happy you have recognised me. I support this Motion. A clean environment is very important for each one of us, the whole country and our neighbourhoods, especially in slum areas. Such neighbourhoods need this Motion, so that they can maintain their environment. A clean environment is very critical for such places because of the number of people who reside in those areas and the litter that is thrown around by the residents and passers-by. If we do not maintain a clean environment, then we should be ready to face the problems associated with a dirty environment such as air pollution which causes respiratory problems or sicknesses. Smoke from kitchens in our households where we use fuel or wood and water pollution caused by discharge of chemicals from factories cause a lot of problems and make people not to access clean water. Clean water is a big problem in Kenya now. Most people in cities prefer to use bottled water. But how many people in our communities can access bottled water? This means a big population in our country cannot access clean water. Therefore, we endanger their lives. We also need to look at the methods of maintaining clean environments. One of them is what is recommended in this Bill that we dedicate one day per week to clean our environment. That should start from our own homes as we go to our neighbourhoods and the larger communities. I visited Rwanda and one of the days I witnessed the whole city come out in segments to clean their environment. It was like a national day. We need to do the same as Kenyans, so that we reduce diseases that are caused by a dirty environment. Diseases such as cholera, which is a common phenomenon in Kenya, are as a result of taking unclean water. There are waterborne and airborne diseases and environmental distraction diseases. If we do not maintain a clean environment, we are going to use a lot of time and resources seeking medication to treat problems caused by a dirty environment. I support this Motion and call on all Kenyans to observe and maintain clean environments. I want to congratulate the Governor of Nairobi, Hon. Kidero, for his beautification programme in Nairobi City. Five years ago, we did not have a clean environment in Nairobi like 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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