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    "id": 702065,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Ottichilo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for allowing me to comment on this very important matter. I thank the Member of Parliament for Kiambu for raising this matter. This matter is adequately covered under Articles 42 and 69 of our Constitution. Everybody is entitled to a clean environment. It is the responsibility of every Kenyan to ensure that our environment is clean. Unfortunately, we do not have waste management policies and laws in this country. Without those two legal documents, this problem will remain. It is important that these two documents are generated and presented to this House for debate and approval. As the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, we have tried to press the concerned Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources to bring the policy and the Bill. Unfortunately, the Ministry has failed. It is the onus of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to take up the mantle and come up with a draft Bill on waste management which will be a benchmark for the entire country. Otherwise, this is a problem that is increasing day by day and will continue to increase if we do not intervene and take adequate measures. So, this is a major problem which we must address as a House."
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