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    "id": 1025269,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1025269/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Igembe South, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Paul Mwirigi",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1574,
        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
        "slug": "cyprian-kubai-iringo"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Report. Water is very important in this country. Many families suffer by going for long distance in search of water. The Government had proposed dams for construction but seven years later, construction is yet to commence. According to the Report, I want to concur with them that there is an urgency for the Auditor-General to conduct an audit of all constructed dams in the country. Most of these dams are stalled projects yet they were valued at billions. Money is lying out there without benefiting Kenyans. The Auditor-General should do an audit so that we can know where the money for the dams is. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we use a lot of money to do water projects but there is nothing on the ground to show the same. While constructing dams in any part of the country, it is important that the Government carries out due diligence. A feasibility study should be done in good time and owners of the land where the dam is to be constructed are compensated first before the tender is issued. In the case of the dams which we are talking about, the tenders were issued even before compensation for the land was done. This brought a lot of problems and delay in commencement of the project. There is also need for the Government, before establishing these projects, to work closely with the Kenya Forest Service (KFS). When dams are being established in forests, there is a problem in accessing the sites hence delaying launching of the projects. Also, there is supposed to be a framework for the Government to work with the local people so that at least it can get information from the ground on how the river on which they want to establish a dam flows and which season the river is in full capacity, so that these dams can be of benefit to the people of this The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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