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    "id": 1142671,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "poverty. Therefore, a project must be viable and managed transparently in terms of expenditure and how it benefits people. There is also another important amendment here. We cannot talk about irrigation without factoring in the issue of infrastructure. For example, if you go to North Eastern Kenya, maybe the road is not accessible. How will you begin implementing a project in a place that is inaccessible? When talking of an irrigation project, infrastructure, including the roads, has to come in. Water harvesting is also important in an irrigation setup because there are times when rains come favourably, but at times, the rains are too much. Too much rain should benefit people at least for a year. When the rains come, the water should be harvested and stored. The issue of water storage is important. That aside, we also need to know how the water will reach wananchi . That is distribution of water. We cannot rule out the issue of distribution of water. It has to come out clearly that if an irrigation project is coming on board, the roads must be passable and water harvesting systems should be installed. Distribution of water to various points also need to come out clearly. There are many instances where we waste our God-given water, especially during heavy rains. That is free water because we do not pay for it. It is water that the Almighty God gives us. It is in good faith that when talking about irrigation, we should ensure that we harvest the water that God gives us, so that we store and distribute it to people for a better season. As we talk about irrigation, we must be strategic as a nation and ensure that we come up with a strategy. As a nation, we must be strategic with irrigation. Let us put in place strategies to help far-flung areas that experience water problems. These strategies should help with water storage and ensure these areas are water secure during all seasons. I see farmers harvest and store maize as they await the dry season, so as to fetch better prices. They also consume the maize. I am talking about utilising the God given rain. During the rainy season, the rain needs to be harvested and stored so that during the dry season we can still have water to use. We all know the benefits of water. No household can do without water. Our bodies comprise of water. Sometimes when you fall ill, you are advised to just take a lot of water because water is that important for our bodies. This is a very good Bill that needs to see the light of day. I believe that my fellow Senators will support and pass it. I support."
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