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    "id": 1480087,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tharaka, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Murugara",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to voice my delight this afternoon to have our former Leader of the Majority Party with us here. Even when he became a ranking Member, I remember we used to do many long hours in the House, and as he can witness today, we are still doing it with the vigour. We are carrying and holding the fort in respect of the House. My question is in regard to pollution, one that Hon. TJ Kajwang’ has asked about. We know very well that the Nairobi River is murky. As we live within the precincts of Nairobi, unless where it is absolutely necessary, you cannot drink that water. But as the river goes down, it gets into Machakos and then Makueni. Residents use that water when it is not treated, and this is a very big health hazard. What measures is the Government putting in place to ensure that even as we clean the Nairobi River, the water is also treated so that the health and safety measures would apply in Machakos and Makueni and those people are safe? Similarly, but in the contrast, the Tana River has very clean water. As it traverses the Tharaka, we use that water without any treatment. Hardly can it be said to be a health hazard. I know you use it in Garissa, because I come to Garissa quite often and see as it flows under the bridge. As we speak today, there is a very serious threat to that river because of the water towers which are on Mount Kenya, Nyambene Ranges and others. The tributaries that drain into Tana River are dry and therefore the river has very little water. When you combine that with harvesting or harnessing of electricity, you then have a dry river as it meanders past Garissa into the Indian Ocean. What measures is the Government putting in place to ensure that first and foremost, we save the water towers of Mount Kenya and Nyambene Ranges, and secondly, we plant special trees that are friendly to the river line condition, and that will help in preserving water along the Tana River and its tributaries?"
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