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    "id": 1114788,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1114788/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Keiyo South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Rono",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kipkogei Rono",
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    "content": "flows everywhere. They focused on that matter and took it seriously. We cannot operate without water if we are to achieve food security. Our landmass is so big, but a good portion will require irrigation to farm. Our communities are farmers. Over 80 per cent of communities in Kenya are farmers. Without water, we will never move an inch. So, we need to take this matter seriously. We must see to it that this water policy is implemented. If this Government does not implement it, I can promise this House that the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Government will certainly implement it. We will not play around with this water policy in our next government. I am glad this policy has also addressed water harvesting. It is a very key element in this policy. We want every corner of this country to have water. I do not even know why we have not had a Motion saying: ‘Let there be a borehole in every village”. Why should we have our brothers in North Eastern and Turkana crying over water for their livestock day in, day out, and yet we can sort it out here? We have the brains and the resources. It is only that our priorities are upside down. The Government of today and tomorrow needs to take the water issue seriously at all times. As I conclude, the issue of equity in delivering water to the entire country is a key issue. The water policy has touched on it. Let there be equity. You do not segregate the country. Let water be distributed equitably. There should be no politicisation of water issues, particularly dams. You realised that Kimwarer and Arror dams were politicised and dehumanised in such a way that we lost dams that would have irrigated 5,000 acres of land. That would have sorted out the issue of food insecurity. So, I support this policy and commend the Committee and the Chairman, who has enumerated all the issues covered in the National Water Policy. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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