Ronnie Chatah is host of The Beirut Banyan podcast @TheBeirutBanyan founder of the WalkBeirut tour and opinion columnist for a variety of outlets on Lebanese affairs. You can find him on Instagram, Facebook & Twitter [at]thebeirutbanyan For this episode Ronnie is joined by Ziad Abi Chaker, environmental and industrial engineer and previous parliamentary elections candidate for Beirut 1 District. Ziad is a waste management expert and “zero waste” advocate. In this episode Ronnie and Ziad discuss post-elections paralysis, avenues that remain for civil society pressure, a medical coverage prototype being developed, the 2018 independent judiciary draft law and its purpose in tackling corruption, waste management potential and environmental protection in the near term, and a shared love for Beirut against all odds. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction
1:58 Defining yourself
4:35 Elections & layers of power
12:52 Prototype for medical coverage
23:51 Had you been in parliament 26:57 Independent judiciary & draft law
33:29 Tarek Bitar
35:55 Waste management & environmental protection
38:34 System survivability
42:19 Dying on the way
46:17 Fair competition
48:53 Nowhere to go Like us: https://www.facebook.com/mtvlebanon
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