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    "id": 1186908,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1186908/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "The reason as to why this case formed a yardstick for decisions by the courts of law in 2013 is because of the aspect of not ensuring that they take into consideration the role and the place of the public in decision making of things that affect them. This country is facing the worst drought in recent times. We have the challenge of famine among many other challenges. If we allow such issues, we shall be risking food security and access to clean water. We call upon KenGen to ensure that any activity that they want to undertake around the river is well thought out. Madam Temporary Speaker, you being the Secretary-General of the dominant and the ruling party and hailing from Murang’a County, you remember when the Government started constructing the famous Murang’a Tunnel that would bring water to Nairobi, there were cries about the need to have an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). What is hard about these agencies complying, so that we do not have what we are experiencing now? There is also the issue of access to water. It is true that the residents of Tana River need water for their livestock and domestic use. The ongoing activities in Tana River are a violation of Article 43 (1)(d) of the Constitution which states that-"
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