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    "id": 1425434,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1425434/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I agree with the two Senators; that is, the Senator for Kitui and the Senator for Tharaka Nithi. I went through this as a Member of Parliament when we did Thwake Dam in Makueni County, which would have been completed five years ago. It has been delayed and become more expensive. Resettling people is indeed a difficult matter, especially where they have buried their loved ones. Their homesteads have to be cleared and you have to find new graves for the old ones. The process was complicated because of compensation. I agree that public participation is important. They need to educate the people around the site. It is one of the Vision 2030 flagships. The water will help Tharaka Nithi and Kitui counties. The dam will supply water to Northern Kenya and control the floods downstream. The reason why Sen. Mungatana is not here is that his people have been afflicted by floods downstream in the Tana River, which should be sorted out. It is high time the Government took the matter seriously. The Thwake Dam project did not benefit the people of Makueni County with employment. There is something called local-local contracts. Everything ended up with people from other parts of the world, including non-Kenyans who were the greatest beneficiaries of the Thwake Dam project. When you compare it with this project, I encourage the two Senators to approach the two governors and the leadership of the two counties to engage the national Government on this matter so that when the dam is completed on time and does not give us problems as you have seen in Makueni County. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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