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    "id": 1384855,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Karachuonyo, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adipo Okuome",
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    "content": "Lake Victoria is being polluted. It is affected environmentally by human activities. These are basically through the rivers and lake itself. The people who live upstream have a lot to do with the water flowing into Lake Victoria. The Basin Development Authority covers a much bigger area than counties surrounding the lake. If they join us, under the Authority, they can control the kind of water that flows into Lake Victoria and what happens there. The regional development Authorities are very useful mainly because they cover many regions. I do not want to talk about air pollution which also affects the lake directly or indirectly. If we use the region, we can control what happens within the lake. I am saying this because I have realised that Lake Victoria has a lot to do with fish which covers the whole country. Therefore, we should come together as a region and ensure that the water and fish from Lake Victoria are fit for human consumption. Regional development authorities are useful in Kenya and beyond. For example, the East African Community (EAC) is a regional thing. That is why even in Bunge, we have the Departmental Committee on Regional Development to cover regional authorities like Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) and Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA), among others. We should strengthen these regional development authorities by identifying their problems and eliminating them. This will make them useful to people who need development in various areas. Hon. Temporary Speaker, once again, I support the Bill. I am hopeful that we shall do the needful to ensure we benefit from it. Thank you."
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