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    "id": 1096464,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1096464/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Lagdera, KANU",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mohamed Hire",
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        "legal_name": "Mohamed Hire Garane",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity to also contribute to this very important Bill. Going through this Bill, it is a very good amendment because it expands the management and administration of irrigation matters in this country. It also incorporates best practices to ensure that we have sustainable development in irrigation infrastructure, investment and financing. Kenya is a country that is naturally endowed with resources. At the same time, it is a country that faces water scarcity. This calls for proper management of water resources. One of the ways of ensuring that we maximise on these resources is through irrigation. This calls for proper laws and regulations. Climate change is real. The fact that it negatively affects the whole world means that we need to have proper use of our resources. This country has serious issues in terms of food security, not because we do not have the ability to produce enough food, but because we do not plan well and we do not properly use our resources. Because of climate change, weather patterns have changed. You have seen the kind of erratic rainfall that we receive. One season we have a lot of rain and another season we have extended drought. When we receive substantial amount of rainfall, 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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