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    "id": 763975,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/763975/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwangi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 75,
        "legal_name": "Ephraim Mwangi Maina",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Motion. I want to thank Sen. Kihika for bringing this Motion to this House. It is long overdue. It is not demanding too much to tell the Government that they should do something about waste management. We should have secluded places where we can dump our waste. Devolution has brought a lot of development in the countryside. There are pit latrines in in Kibera which is in Nairobi and also in the major towns. Today, there are many towns in Kenya, the so-called county headquarters, which do not have sewerage systems. People living in such areas can contract diseases from the waste if there are no proper sewerage systems. The Government should take it upon itself to ensure that the health of our people is taken care of. It is the responsibility of the Government to ensure that this is done. As I said before, we are not demanding too much. What we are asking for is to have a sewerage system in every town. We should have secluded areas purposely for the waste. This will make us avoid a lot of problems. We should not have waste dumped in Nakuru Town where Sen. Kihika comes from. I also do not expect to see waste dumped in Nairobi. When you walk around Nairobi, you will find waste dumped everywhere by people and that is degrading. The Government has not taken enough caution because you"
}