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    "id": 836338,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Maara, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kareke Mbiuki",
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        "legal_name": "Japhet M. Kareke Mbiuki",
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    "content": "environmental requirement. On 5th March 2018, LDK Ltd submitted their supplementary preliminary stack emissions measurement report awaiting the final one in 21 days. On 19th March 2018, the Authority received an invitation from Parliamentary Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to provide a brief on the LDK. As per the Air Quality Regulations, 2014, facilities located within industrial areas are expected to persevere with recommended ambient air quality standard for industrial areas and vice-versa for industries intending to operate within residential areas in order to co-exist. At the same time, we had a sitting with the Managing Director of LDK, Mr. Avin Galot, who appeared before the Committee on Tuesday, 27th March 2018 and informed the Committee as follows: 1. LDK was aware of the complaint levelled against it by Edermann Property Limited (EPL) dated 22nd January 2018. 2. LDK was not a polluter of the environment. Activities carried by LDK in its premises were not environmentally harmful to its own staff, some of whom reside within the factory premises, nor does its activities affect other neighbours or workers as alleged by the Garden Estate Workers. 3. LDK also informed the Committee that they regularly submit themselves to the compliance measures established by NEMA. 4. They also informed the Committee that EPL had not established an evidence-based case against LDK save for wild allegations and arrogating to itself the role of NEMA. 5. They also informed the Committee that EPL made unfounded allegation against NEMA and LDK acted in bad faith and was not honest in their complaint. This was demonstrated by copying their letter dated 5th February 2018 this year to the Presidency, to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Natural Resource, the Governor of Machakos County, the Clerk of the National Assembly as well as a total of 22 other players, including the media. 6. LDK also indicated that they are a responsible corporate citizen that pays its taxes, employs Kenyans and through them, benefit their families. LDK was the only company in Kenya that has a robust climate change policy, embraces the green energy through solar equipment and biogas plant. They also indicated to us that they have regenerated the environment through tree planting and proper waste management process. 7. LDK also informed the Committee that they started their operations in the year 1986 in Athi River in an area wholly designated as an industrial zone long before EPL, Hillcrest Park among recent arrivals like Mavuno Church, Everest Park, Safaricom Staff Pension Scheme, City Carton Residents and Jam City Estate residents. It is located in the premises zoned off for the industrial area and auxiliary purpose as per the title document which also apply to the surrounding premises. Originally, all these pieces of land around where LDK is based were initially allocated to LDK but, subsequently, part of this land was sold by KCB to second and third parties and those second and third parties are the people who applied for change of user from Mavoko Town Council and they were subsequently approved for change of user. Edermann property bought their properties from third parties who had already applied for change of user from industrial to residential. 8. LDK also informed us that they were allocated the land in 1982, but it does not know when Edermann Property gained access to the land they occupy or whether they ever subjected themselves to change of user from industrial to housing. Subsequent subdivision of the land in this area had yielded into untidy semblance on mixture of land The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}