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    "id": 1186930,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1186930/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Beth Syengo",
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    "content": "“Nothing about us without us.” Residents of Tana River and those who live along the river banks are not involved in deciding the activities that take place upstream; which ones are beneficial or harmful to their lives. Public participation is very important. What the residents of Tana River think is useful to them can be recommended. What has harmful effects on their lives should be discouraged. Allow me to speak on the aspect of women and children. The effects on the lives of women and children upon the communities living along the river banks are so intense. During floods, when too much water is released from the KenGen dams and the activities upstream, women and children suffer. There are diseases that come with the flooding. Expectant and lactating mothers, children who are underage and those who cannot protect themselves suffer from these diseases. Madam Temporary Speaker, considering the times we are living in, there are effects of climate change. We are aware and cannot run away from these facts. Residents of Tana River and Garissa counites will be recipients of serious effects of climate change when the water that flows along the river that identifies with the county. This matter should be taken care of. Residents should be involved in the education on how to take care of themselves and how to mitigate the effects of climate change. The activities of the residents of Tana River and Garissa counties include farming and livestock keeping. When the flooding happens, their animals are carried away by water and they die. The effects after the floods are so severe that these people starve. I come from the Mwingi region of Kitui County and we neighbour Tana River and Garissa counties. My people go to Tana River and Garissa counties to seek for employment in order to support their families and earn a living. When Tana River and Garissa are suffering, my people from Mwingi in Kitui County also suffer. I urge the big companies that have activities upstream to take their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) seriously. They should bring benefits to the residents who live and stay along the banks of Tana River. It is important that the Government of Kenya ensures that citizens are protected and taken care of. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I support."
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