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    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Shebesh",
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        "legal_name": "Rachel Wambui Shebesh",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support this Vote. Before I support it, I want to acknowledge the work that is being done by the Minister, hon. Charity Ngilu and her Assistant Minister, Mr. Kiunjuri. I also want to acknowledge the Permanent Secretary, Eng. Stower and his officers. I am saying this because not many women are now carrying water on their backs. The number has reduced substantially. We must always acknowledge the positives before we look at the challenges that will always be there, that we must look into finding solutions for. I want to begin my contribution by saying that water is equal to so many things. First and foremost, water is life. That does not need explanation. It is just a fact. Water is also sustainable development. We have been talking about development in this country, but we forget what sustainable development means. It means that you may have water today, but if it is not there tomorrow, the development that you have put in place, will not be sustainable. That is why I would like to agree with my colleague, hon. Karua, that this issue of many Ministries that are doing the same roles, are really confusing us. The work of the Ministry of Water and Irrigation is to manage water. But if there is no water, what is the work of the Ministry? Then, we will not have a Ministry of Water and Irrigation. In short, without integration some of this Ministries and maybe, this is a bullet that the Government one day will have to bite, we will always be dealing with water shortage. Not because of the fault of the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, but Ministries that are critical to sustainable development in terms of water resources."
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