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    "id": 1142677,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Pareno",
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        "legal_name": "Judith Ramaita Pareno",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker for this chance to contribute to The Irrigation (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No.12 of 2021). When I came in and heard the Debate, I remembered that just the other day we had a meeting with the relevant Ministry. They were working on regulations the irrigation system in this country. We had very robust discussion as to whether in regulations, we are going to be too mean to those that have very little to irrigate, yet very useful for sustaining our livelihoods and our usual food security. Madam Temporary Speaker, what got the attention of the Committee on Delegated Legislation was the Galana Kulalu Irrigation Scheme. In a presentation that was made to us, Kshs7 billion went down the drain. Somebody procured a company to start the plant off and money was paid. The officers then told us that the company in charge could not even account for the expertise that were supposed to do that project. The project delayed and, at the end of the day, they had to cancel that contract. They are now starting afresh. I asked them who the contract was awarded to and if they followed up the matter. I sought to know further from the Ministry officials what they did as a Ministry of Government to ensure that the person accounts for the Kshs7 billion that went down the drain. I asked if there was an arrest, investigations or a report on that. Madam Temporary Speaker, we were shocked to be told that we are yet to start following on that, yet it is almost seven or five years down the line. Our question was:"
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