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    "id": 1114796,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1114796/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mogotio, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Tuitoek",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kamuren Tuitoek",
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    "content": "The Departmental Committee Chairperson talked about water harvesting. He also talked about the issues surrounding the policies which the national Government will employ to make sure that we develop these water resources. Water is a devolved function. At the same time, the national Government is partly responsible for developing water resources in Kenya. When it comes to building major dams that are inter-county in nature, the national Government has spent a lot money on dams like Chemususu, Thwake and Thiba, among others which are currently being developed. We expect the county governments to take up the aspects of last mile connectivity to take the water to the households. In Chemususu, the national Government has done a good job. It has been developing infrastructure pipelines to take the water to major towns in Mogotio, Ravine and Rongai areas. However, the county governments are not working hard to make sure that the last mile connectivity is done in terms of water supply to households. This Paper will go a long way in outlining and aligning the roles of the national Government with those of the county governments so that we all join forces in making sure that we develop these water resources and carry them to the people. One of the major issues in development is water access. I know we are looking at developing dams, boreholes and managing our rivers effectively because they are the main sources of water for many communities. We especially have the issue of Northern Kenya, which also needs special attention. We have a serious drought ravaging Northern Kenya right now. We should have had policies to develop water resources in those areas. We need to look at investing more in those areas because we want to open them up. There was a big water source in Lotikipi, Turkana County, which up to now has not been developed adequately. There was an idea that it was a bit sidelined because the salinity was high but we now have technology for making saline water fresh. So, access to water in many towns and cities is crucial if we have to develop as a nation. With those remarks, I support the Report on this particular Policy Paper because it will go a long way in addressing the current perennial water problem."
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