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    "id": 1096455,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1096455/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mogotio, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Tuitoek",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kamuren Tuitoek",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to also speak to these amendments. Kenya is generally a water-scarce country. As we try to develop water structures, we mostly have two major consumers, namely, water supply for domestic purposes and for industrial purposes. Irrigation is one of the consumers of water. We also know that in Kenya, currently, droughts are frequent hence the issue of food security is a challenge. Therefore, the particular aspect of irrigation which we want to develop in various counties is very important. Therefore, the current Act, now with several amendments being brought forward, is very important to make the functions of irrigation more effective. There is the issue of water storage because if we are talking about irrigation, then we need lots of water. Therefore, we need to address the issue of storing large amounts of water which is available during the rains. A lot of water runs all the way to the ocean which if we were to trap, we would effectively use for irrigation. We have been talking about large and small dams. When it comes to serious irrigation, we need lots of water for storage. Mega dams are good. In the many years that the United States of America (USA) was developing, they created very many water dams. That is why we hear of big water dams in the USA. We could also be successful in Kenya if we were to have mega dams. We have had scandals surrounding water dams due to corruption, but this function is still required, namely, the issue of storage of water. I heard my colleagues talking about small water pans which are effective, but they may not be significant enough in terms of storage. 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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