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    "id": 1186971,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1186971/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sifuna",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13599,
        "legal_name": "Sifuna Edwin Watenya",
        "slug": "sifuna-edwin-watenya"
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    "content": "water that is released from a dam which we are told most of the time, it is spilled in order to stem downstream flooding. On the River Nzoia, for instance, where I come from in Bungoma County, there is an argument to dam River Nzoia so that we can limit the effects of flooding downstream especially in the Lake Victoria Basin. This is a very timely discussion because we are aware that this Government has told us that they intend to build 100 more dams. If the experience of the people of Tana Delta is anything to go by, then they should provide an eye-opener for the other projects. I have had opportunity to visit Kipini, the Senator for Tana River, will confirm that there is a very beautiful spot called Delta Dames. I do not know if it is still there, Sen. Mungatana, MGH. It is one of the most amazing places. I visited there as a young lawyer trying to help the communities there with registration of their community groups. I was able to see first-hand how the situation is. During the campaign, I remember, my Governor because the Governor of Tana River is from the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party, flying me over a project where they were moving residents from the banks of this river to a new site out of the flooding zone. This is a matter that cannot be understated."
}