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    "id": 1271929,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Soipan Tuya",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forestry",
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        "legal_name": "Roselinda Soipan Tuya",
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    "content": " Okay. Thank you, Sen. Mungatana, MGH. We have an ongoing study with NEMA on the subject of rivers changing course and affecting communities in the natural phenomena. That is not an action designed by man. Given time, we can provide that study. I can promise to follow it up with a study visit or by myself because I have not been there; to try and reconcile the study findings and the necessary action that needs to be taken for the people of Tana River County. That also brings forth the fact that our water sources need special attention and I cannot over emphasize that. There needs to be a change of strategy. The questions asked by Sen. Cheruiyot and Sen. Okenyuri require a multi-stakeholder approach. Our county governments and various partners have to be on board. We have development partners doing a lot of conservation activities around Tana River County and other big water sources in this country. However, without proper coordination, they will not achieve their intended objective. Just to confine again to the question that you raised about the change of course of the rivers, given an opportunity, we can do so in writing. The nature of some of the concerns raised by Members does not warrant my presence here. We can engage outside the Plenary to respond to the concerns. I thank you."
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