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    "content": "have a Disaster Management Policy or a Disaster Management Bill. I was following up on the Huruma tragedy because one of the families affected there wanted legal representation. In the course of interrogating the report, I discovered that, in fact, when they went to the site, the people who were attempting to rescue the victims argued for one hour as to who was in charge. We have a department sitting in the Office of the President, another one sitting in national planning, there is another one sitting in what they call “Special Programs” and all these have no clear guidelines. Although, disaster management has a small print at the back of this National Urban Development Policy, we cannot have a properly planned city without a properly planned disaster management. I am glad that Sen. Sakaja is here, because this is the reason why the people of Nairobi and, most likely, even from my own coalition Members, voted for him. One, we need to have fire brigades at every point in Nairobi. Two, we need to have ambulances at every point in Nairobi. We need a proper functioning traffic management system. It is easier to go to Dubai than travel between Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and Nyayo Stadium Roundabout! What sort of a country is this? So, it is not enough to have beautifully written documents, as Sen. Wetangula points out, without contemplating some of those issues that bother us. I then address Sen. Sakaja. When I was young, we used to have a river – which is still there – called Kirichwa Kubwa River. Sen. Sakaja knows that now, the river is polluted with sewage. Somebody is dumping sewage in it. That person doing this is prepared to pay the Kshs100,000 fine every time they are caught by Nairobi County officials. Why would we allow people in a city like this one to pollute a river? Why is London famous? It is because of a river. If you go to Beijing there is a beautiful river passing through it. If you go to Geneva, Switzerland you will be shocked that you can see the bottom of the river in Geneva. What about Nairobi River? That is where you dump everything and every possible waste. This river ends up in Athi River, all the way to the ocean. It is used by the people of Machakos, Kitui and Makueni counties. What is the point of some of these documents if we cannot bother to do the simplest of things? I grew up in Riara Road where it was nice; we used to walk around the streets. Now, somebody in Nairobi City County thinks it is okay to have 19storey buildings. Sen. Sakaja, what sort of a country has a 19 storey building in the middle of an estate? What would happen if we had a tremor, that you have skyscrapers in the middle of bungalows? Forget about the environmental issue, what about the disaster? It is not feasible that you can have a 19storey building that has proper sewage, drainage and water but Nairobi continues to look the way it is. When I was President of lottery, Lang’ata, one of the youngest clubs of Rotarians in Africa, I did ten toilets in Kibera slums at a place called Silanga. ‘Silanga’ is dam in Kikamba. Nairobi Dam is no longer a dam. I do not know why we call it “dam”. We should call it hyacinth dam. It has been consumed. When it rains the froth that comes out on Mombasa Road is evidence of pollution. Somebody is pouring effluent into that dam where there is water. Why was it necessary to have Nairobi Dam? If you check the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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