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    "id": 1114827,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1114827/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kirinyaga Central, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Munene Wambugu",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13382,
        "legal_name": "John Munene Wambugu",
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    "content": "This is the most important policy that the 12th Parliament is discussing because without water, life stands still. Why do I say so? When we wake up in the morning, we drink water; when we want to shower, we use water; when we want to cook food, we use water; when we go to help ourselves, we use water. We may not have good roads, but we will survive; we may not have good electricity connectivity, but we will survive as long as we have water. With water, you have something to drink, grow enough food and also feed your animals. We would not be speaking about what is happening in the arid and semi-arid areas (ASALs) in Kenya if we had been implementing proper water policies in this country. That is why after a very short drought of less than six months, we are now being forced to go into our pockets and State coffers to try and ameliorate the suffering of the people in those areas because of lack of water. I believe that in as much as water is a scarce commodity, we have enough. The only issue is that we have not been able to harness it properly, from the drinking water to water for irrigation. If we can do that and implement this Water Policy, that would be the best way to go. We receive rain, sometimes even torrential rain. Sometimes the rain kills people because of floods, but what do we do? We allow that water to flow to the Indian Ocean and other lakes. If 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."
}