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    "id": 137949,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/137949/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eng. Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as we all know, water is life. I want to think that if we want to make this country sufficient in water supply, perhaps we need to stop being too conventional. The driest surface on earth is a country called Yemen. That country’s main water source is rain water. Yemen receives less than 50 centimetres of rain per year. It is time that we became a little more creative in the way we supply water to our people. My own thinking is that most of rural Kenya, particularly places like the area I come from, can do very well with rain water. I laud the efforts of the Government in the school greening project, where they are planning to supply schools with water tanks to be able to tap rain water. That is good! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the impression that one gets is that for us to be able to attain the sort of sufficiency we need in water supply for our people is to go multi-sectoral or inter-Ministerial. An average school block in most of our primary schools is about 700 square meters in area. With a simple calculation, you will notice that only 3 centimetres of rain are needed from such a block to fill a 20-cubic metre tank. This is very cheap investment. It will last over 20 years. It will guarantee water to schools, students and communities. Why are we not approaching these simple ways that can guarantee water for our people?"
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