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    "id": 786136,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lusaka",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": " Hon. Members, please switch to the Supplementary Order Paper which has been circulated to you. This is a Petition by Mr. Taratisio Ireri Kawe on the enactment of a single legislation on the protection and sustainable management of water resources, water sources and riparian zones in Kenya. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Orders Nos.221 and 224(2)(b), I hereby report to the Senate that a Petition has been submitted through the Clerk by Mr. Taratisio Ireri Kawe; a resident of Embu County. As you are aware, Article 119(1) of the Constitution says:- “Every person has a right to petition Parliament to consider any matter within its authority, including to enact, amend or repeal any legislation.” The salient issues raised in the said Petition are as follows:- (a) That despite the existing laws in place, wetlands in Kenya have been receding at an alarming rate primarily as a result of uncontrolled human encroachment and exploitation over the years. (b) If the current activities relating to the environmental degradation and water sources invasion are not curtailed, most of the Kenyan territory will be semi-arid in the next 10 years and eventually a desert. (c) Presently, the law on the conservation and protection of water resources and riparian zones is scattered in many different pieces of legislation, which has presented a challenge in terms of overlapping and conflicting mandates and a lack of coordination in enforcement. Consequently, the petitioner prays that the Senate initiates the enactment of a single legislation consolidating the various laws on the protection and sustainable management of water resources and riparian zones in Kenya, including putting in place a strong centralised agency with sufficient powers to enforce compliance with the said law. Hon. Senators, pursuant to standing Order No.225, I shall now allow comments, observations or clarifications in relation to the Petition for not more than 30 minutes."
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