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    "speaker_name": "Hon. F.K. Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "accompanied the students from Liyavo Secondary School seated in the Gallery for benchmarking. At the same time, I thank Hon. Otichillo for coming up with this very good Motion, which I would like to ask this House to pass. Those of us who have travelled know that Rwanda, and lately Tanzania, have dedicated a day in a month to clean the environment. I happen to have gone to Dar-es-Salaam, which had the same problem that Nairobi has. The first time President John Pombe Magufuli of Tanzania was to celebrate a national day, he dedicated it to cleaning up the environment. He forfeited all the money that had been put aside for the celebrations. He said that he must clean up the environment. We saw that happen in broad daylight. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the former Clerk of Nairobi, George Gakuo. Those of us who have been in Nairobi will remember that he did a very good job. The Nairobi River was chocked with litter. He cleaned up Ngara area and planted trees. If today you cross the Nairobi River, you will see that a lot of litter has been dumped all over. In order for this country to do well, and in order for us to teach our children good manners so that they can be able to look after our environment, I support Hon. Ottichilo’s Motion to ensure that we dedicate a day or two to cleaning of the environment. I suggest Thursday because Friday is a day for Muslims and Saturdays, we all go to our constituencies. On one Thursday in a month, we should clean up our environment. It is a good Motion. As we clean up the environment, we should know where to take the waste materials. We have a problem in this City. The same problem is replicated in Kisumu, Mombasa and even in my county, Kitale. We have a problem of where to dispose of solid waste. I had an opportunity to go to Japan. I learnt that some of the waste is sometimes used to generate electricity. Therefore, I suggest that the Ministry responsible for the environment borrows a leaf from some of the developed countries, particularly Japan and West Germany, which have waste disposal systems that are used to generate electricity, which is added to the national grid. The Committee on Implementation, in which I sit, went to Japan and saw medical waste being used to generate electricity. I would like to suggest that we do the same. The other thing I would like to say is that in the days when I was in primary school, Friday was dedicated to cleaning the school compound. Why can we not do the same? Our environment is bad and weak. When you pass through some roads in Kenya, you see people eating bananas and throwing peels on the road. I have seen people reading newspapers and throwing them on the road. Some chew sugarcane and throw the waste on the road. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, since you have given me five minutes, I would like to thank you for the opportunity and urge this House to adopt this Motion, so that we can clean up the environment. I also urge His Excellency the President to borrow a leaf from Tanzania and declare the next national day environmental cleaning day. That will be very good. With those remarks, I support the Motion."
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