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    "id": 973229,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/973229/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kwamboka",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 9246,
        "legal_name": "Beatrice Kwamboka Makori",
        "slug": "beatrice-kwamboka-makori"
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Statement by Sen. Cherargei on the closure of Kibos Sugar Company by the NEMA. It is important to protect the public from harmful and dangerous gas emissions, black smoke and fly ash, among others, which supersede the international acceptable standards. While the sugar company is closed down as a health hazard, the other side of the coin indicates that there will be grievous suffering by the employees of the company, the sugarcane farmers and the community as a whole. Huge losses will be experienced since the harvested sugarcane and the one due for harvesting will rot as it will have no market. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are indications that NEMA is not just undertaking. For example, they claim to protect the public against noise pollution, but if some payment is made, it becomes legal to make noise, yet those purported to be protected from the noise are never consulted whether they want the noise or not. The Nairobi River has been featured several times in the news and documentaries on how organizations, companies and landlords contaminate the river by releasing chemical waste and sewerage---"
}