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    "id": 914622,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/914622/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
        "slug": "aden-duale"
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    "content": "On the onset, Kenya is a Member State of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) since 1965, and is a signatory to various international legal instruments relating to the nuclear energy, the non-proliferation and nuclear security, and the use of radiology and nuclear material. Again, this contributes significantly to the socio-economic development of Kenya and the world over. However, without legislation for the adequate control of such materials, they will present a fertile ground for accidents and terrorism in the current world dispensation. We remember the effect of the 2011 Fukushima accident. We also remember the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in India which is still being experience even today. So, as a country, we are implementing a nuclear energy programme for electricity generation in addition to looking at the existing radiological and nuclear related activities within our country. The current Radiation Protection Act Cap 243 establishes an agency under the Ministry of Health. The Nuclear Security and Border Surveillance are also part of the board’s mandate, and the current Act is inadequate in terms of regulation and making sure that we are up to the modern applications of nuclear security and the terrorism challenges that it has. What is the purpose or the object of this Bill? It is to repeal the Radiation Protection Act and provide for more comprehensive regulatory framework for radiation and nuclear security and 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."
}