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    "id": 649509,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Sang",
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        "legal_name": "Leonard Kipkosgei Sang",
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    "content": "because every now and then, you come up with important Bills and Motions. For that reason, I want to wish you well. On issues of environment, I know it cannot be over-emphasized. It is very important to keep our environment clean because of several issues that we always see. I know a good number of Kenyans do not keep their environment clean because of issues that cannot be understood. If civic education is done for Kenyans everywhere, we will change our behaviour on the protection of our environment. They say change starts with us. If we start changing, we will be one of the cleanest nations in the continent. As I had said, behavioural change is also important. I also want to congratulate Hon. Ottichilo on the mediated version of the Bill that has just been passed because we are going to come up with a legal instrument which will enable us to, at least, have one of the cleanest environments in this continent. Once that instrument is in place, things will improve. Most of my colleagues have already spoken to the issue of the environment. It is very important for all of us to keep the environment clean. Once we budget for cleanliness of our nation, things will improve. On collection and dumping of waste, this is a grey area. The instrument that Hon. Otichillo came up with a few minutes ago will cover the issue of collection and dumping of garbage. Everywhere you go, including my place in Kericho, you will see garbage. It is unfortunate that the Kericho County Government has decided to dump waste at Kapkatet District Hospital for reasons that cannot be understood. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if we do not properly take care of our environment, we will have hazards; including diseases. It is unfortunate that in this era, we are still treating conditions that are preventable like water and airborne diseases. Western countries are dealing with conditions that are not preventable. But we are still treating conditions like cholera, typhoid and diarrhoea that we can easily prevent. Those conditions are closely related to the environment. If we take good care of our environment, then we will prevent most of those diseases. Lastly, I want to congratulate Hon. (Dr.) Ottichilo. The Jubilee Government is very responsible and I know the President will have a look at this and in a short time, he will declare every Thursday a day when the citizens of this country will have the responsibility of cleaning our environment. Once our environment is clean, I am sure we will be comfortable. I support. I want to wish Hon. (Dr.) Ottichilo well in the gubernatorial elections next year."
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