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    "id": 644662,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. M’uthari",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1576,
        "legal_name": "Joseph M'eruaki M'uthari",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion as amended. This is a noble idea to have a day within a month which we can dedicate to the beautification of our environment. Having that kind of a day can inculcate in our children the culture of cleaning and respecting our environment. It can also be dedicated to schools, both primary and secondary, and other training institutions where they take time to take care of the environment, to clean it and clear the waterways. As we move around this world, we have seen countries where there is order. This is one way of creating order around our environment. This has to be taught. Once we pass this Motion, it can be taken over by the Executive and the top leadership of this country. That day will be dedicated to cleaning and it should be respected. We can start by where we are. It is not uncommon to see people who appear to be responsible throwing things from moving vehicles. That is the highest level of irresponsibility. Having that kind of a day and a time dedicated where people reflect on the environment is important. We should stop doing other things and clean our homes and lawns in public and places of work. That way, most people can start learning how to sort out these things. I believe in line with this, we can encourage - as one of the speakers has highlighted - the importance of sorting out those materials and dissuading many of our companies from using the materials which are not biodegradable. We should be “going green” where we even use biodegradable materials from our supermarkets more than the polythene bags. As we clean the environment, those materials can be sorted out to a point that the solid wastes, plastics, metallic and non- biodegradable materials can be divided. We can convert waste and make an opportunity out of it. This is where we encourage entrepreneurs to use creativity to ensure all those things are connected together for the greater good of our environment and our people. If we start this journey, we will encourage responsibility and make our environment more habitable. We will stop heaping garbage all over the place because our environment will be properly managed. 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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