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    "id": 915493,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kasarani, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Mercy Wanjiku",
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        "legal_name": "Mercy Wanjiku Gakuya",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Nuclear Regulatory Bill, 2018. That kind of energy is affordable and cheap, but my reservations are on safety. As a country, we know that the capital city has not been able to manage the garbage it generates. I wonder how we will be able to manage the disposal of the radioactive material. It is good to have regulations and we hope those who will undertake this task will do their job well. However, with the ethical values we have seen in our country, plus the culture and our work ethics, it is wanting. You do not go for something because it is affordable or cheap. You cannot say that you will be taking processed food because it is available and affordable. Sometimes, it is good to go the hard way and do the traditional things. The commission or the people who will be setting this plant or who will be giving the authority to set up this plant should have caution because if a mistake is done… In the event of a disastrous accident, what will happen? I have seen many cases where when fire erupts or maybe there is an accident somewhere, it takes two or three days for that area to be cleared. Here, we are talking of radioactive materials. Whether we like it or not, if we do not approach it with a lot of care, we may enjoy having cheap, affordable and available power but at what expense? We should be careful because safety is everything. Also, the regulation should be done in a way that it should not take the whole percentage. We should continue with other renewable energy. As we know, this energy is not renewable. So, we should not abandon all the other things because of affordability. We should be focussed to set up a particular percentage of the energy we get from the nuclear energy. In terms of production and the plants which will be producing this energy, we need to regulate them. A good example is the importation of the consumables. We are not able to regulate because of our culture as a country. I do not want to mention corruption and all that. We 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."
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