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    "id": 1480190,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1480190/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Budalangi, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Raphael Wanjala",
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    "content": " Sorry. Mitigate flooding. I do not want to challenge him. However, I want to tell him that flooding is one thing, and mitigating flooding is another thing. Bamboo will only stop soil erosion. It will not prevent water from moving. It will stop soil erosion. The water that floods Budalangi in western Kenya comes all the way from Uasin Gishu in Eldoret, Cherengani, Mt. Elegon, Nandi Hills, and parts of Kapsabet, Vihiga, Kakamega, and Bungoma. There are several small rivers within those areas. These small rivers collapse into two big rivers, River Yala and River Nzoia. They come with a lot of force into the lake. In the process, they carry much silt. They are silted at the deltas of River Nzoia and River Yala – and possibly Nyando because it is the same. So, the water is not able… We have put embankments and the dikes. However, because water cannot move into the lake, it goes behind it when it is full. This water is what runs back into people's homes. This year, it was 10 kilometres from the lake. I am saying this to the Minister because it is about the environment that affects the people of Budalangi. The good thing is that the Minister has been..."
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