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    "content": "The petitioner prays that the Senate investigates the matter and intervenes with a view to - (1) Ensuring that the lives and livelihoods of the residents of Ali Mao Village in Wajir County are safeguarded against the harmful effects of mismanagement of waste disposal site; (a) Ensure that an Environmental Inspector is appointed by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) pursuant to Section 117 of the Environment Management and Coordination Act (EMCA), 1999, to ensure that the County Government of Wajir restores the settlement areas affected by the disposal site and that it is relocated and the area cleaned-up; (b) Ensure compensation of persons in Ali Mao Village whose health has been negatively affected as a direct result of the devastating impact of the dump site; (2) Ensuring that funds through the National and County budgeting process are availed to the Wajir County Government for rehabilitation of the dump site; (3) Ensuring that the Wajir County Government enhances the policy, legal and regulatory framework for disposal of waste in the county; (4) Ensuring that medical institutions in Wajir County adhere to proper waste disposal practices; (5) Make appropriate recommendations to the NEMA and other bodies charged with safeguarding the environment; (6) Review national legislation to address the challenges of waste management in the country; and (7) Any other recommendation that the Honourable House deems fit and just in the circumstances."
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