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    "id": 1114842,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1114842/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Masinga, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joshua Mwalyo",
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        "legal_name": "Joshua Mbithi Mwalyo",
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    "content": " Sorry, I came in late. I am still learning. I want to state that water is life and we need to do everything to make sure that the country has a lot of water by trying to come up with policies and laws to help our people. Recently, we were in Uganda for a prayer breakfast event and we interacted with Members of Parliament from there. They told us that there are very many rivers and there is a lot of water in Uganda such that the only people who do not have food are the ones who do not want to participate in farming on their farms. This taught me a lesson. If we can have water in this country, then famine would be a thing of the past because everyone will be able to till part of their land. Kenyans are very hardworking and they know how to farm. If you walk along Tana River in my constituency, with the little water, people have done tremendous work. They have planted a lot of tomatoes, fruits and vegetables and they are selling them all over. That tells me that if water can be available and the Government takes it as its first priority, then there will be no famine in this country. The drought that we see from time to time would be a thing of the past. It is going to rain soon and we shall be saying that our rivers are flooding, our livestock are being carried by water and our roads have become impassable. But within another two months, we shall then be talking about the drought in those areas. This is because we have not prioritised water harvesting and stored it in dams for irrigation and our livestock. I really support this idea of becoming water sufficient and for us to be able to tap all the water that is available. I also want to talk about water harvesting. We have a lot of rain water that falls on the roofs of our houses that goes untapped. It is very important for us, as families, to start a culture of water harvesting and keeping the water for a dry season."
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