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    "id": 968021,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/968021/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang'",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to add my voice to the Petition by residents of Ganjoni, Mombasa County, on the loading and unloading of iron ore, and the health hazards that they face. This Petition is a clear indication that all the other institutions that have been mandated to look into these issues have failed, and that is why the residents of Ganjoni have opted to come to the Senate. This means that NEMA and the County Commissioner have failed. It also means that the police have failed to enforce the resolutions that were agreed on between the residents and NEMA. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Petition affirms the confidence that the public has in the Senate. They would have opted to take this Petition to the County Assembly or to the National Assembly, but they did not do that. That is because they believe that they will get justice in the Senate. They also believe that we will make recommendations that will put to an end to the murder, through environmental hazards that they face. I appeal to the Committee that will be dealing with this to go beyond the standard remedies that we have of replying to the petitioners. I hope that the Committee will also make very firm recommendations to the various organs and institutions that are mandated to deal with the issues that the Petitioners have brought before the Senate. Typically, we reply to the Petitioners, and that becomes the end of the matter. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support this and I hope that the people of Ganjoni will get justice through the Senate."
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