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    "id": 917208,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/917208/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you have heard Members decry the sad state of environmental management in this country. We have countries like Sweden that import waste from other neighbouring countries because they know the value. Everyone who has spoken touched on Nairobi and I have got statements about waste management in Nairobi. As Members of the Committee will be dealing with this, they should also investigate the budget lines that are put to waste management and compare them to the state. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. has slightly mentioned about a cartel and that is true because it is business. In fact, amounts are allocated sometimes to hide the truth since you cannot measure how much waste is dealt with every day because there are thousands of tonnes. It has become a cash cow especially in Nairobi City County. For years, we have known that waste can be converted to generate energy. Why is that not being done? The previous Governor of Nairobi City County, Dr. Kidero started the process but of course it is not more profitable to get it done. Governor Sonko claims that he will start the process but it has not been done. This is something we must be hard on. Just recently when there was an issue of bodies of babies being dumped at Pumwani Maternity Hospital, we went there with Members of the Committee on Health and we were told that the incinerator is not working because of lack of diesel. Can Nairobi City County not afford to put diesel in the incinerators? There is something more fishy than just saying we do not know how to manage waste because we have professionals around the world and even locally who can help us not only to recycle the waste but also put it into good use; to generate power, produce construction materials or fertiliser. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is squarely within the Committee on Health and the Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources. Members of these committees should help us to develop standards. Let it not be a pilot for only two counties. We should start with the biggest producers of waste, which are major cities, and have that as a template that can be used across the country. If done well, it can even provide a lot of jobs for our young people who currently do not have employment. I thank you."
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