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    "id": 899675,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/899675/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 11,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David ole Sankok",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13166,
        "legal_name": "David Ole Sankok",
        "slug": "david-ole-sankok"
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    "content": "THAT, the Rotary International built Kibos School for the Blind through the help of the Salvation Army Church in 1963 on land donated by Kibos Prison; THAT, the school admits children as young as four years old and includes a primary and secondary school section with a total enrolment of 187 and 170 children respectively; THAT, an investor, Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries Limited (KSAIL), has been piling pressure on Kibos School for the Blind to vacate the land it has occupied since establishment in 1963, so as to pave way for the expansion of the factory; THAT, the four Kibos Sugar and Allied Industries Limited (KSAIL) factories around the school, namely a sugar factory, distillery, paper mill and a charcoal plant, were built in 2007 despite an environmental impact assessment report advising against construction of the factory; THAT, environmental pollution occasioned by operations of the factory in the form of deafening noise caused by the factory’s machines operations, thick smoke, strong odour and release of effluent directly into River Kibos has been detrimental to the school's learning environment and children’s health; THAT, the grounds given for the intended relocation are to protect children with special needs from the harsh, continuous environmental health hazards emanating from the factory’s 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."
}