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"content": "the coming Budget and I hope the Minister for Finance will reflect sufficient funding for the Ministry. As we open up the Lamu Port, the railway line that connects Ethiopia should go through the North East, from Ijara, Isiolo, all the way to Wajir and up to the Moyale border. That way, the people of that area will benefit from the resources that come with the railway line. The famine situation in the country is known. It is worrying. Many people in the northern part of this country are beginning to lose their livestock. We have always said that the revival of the Kenya Meat Commission, in as much it is a good idea, does not seem to be viable. We have said that we should have satellite KMCs in all parts of northern Kenya, so that livestock from Mandera does not have to be transported all the way, about 1,200 kilometres, to Athi River. By the time the livestock finds its way to Athi River, it will have lost the weight and will have no value to the particular farmer up in the north. The President did not speak about that. About 80 per cent of the population in this country survive on livestock. There was no reference to livestock farming or to the current drought that the people of North Eastern Province are suffering. Of course, some resources have been allocated to construct dams. In Habaswein, where I come from, we used to have a permanent source of water through the Ewaso Nyiro River. But because of the culture of impunity in this country, that is no longer the case. Some people who live upstream feel that they are better Kenyans than those who live downstream. There has been a lot of large-scale farming upstream, which denies us water for our livestock and for our use. Such a very important resource has been allowed to dry because Kenyans feel that the Government has weak laws. Somebody has decided to divert the water that the rest of the country has been using. Therefore, that permanent source of water for us has now dried. Therefore, there is need for the President and the Government to re-evaluate that. Finally, on Agenda 4, as the President said, this House must rise to the occasion in order to address all the problems that this country has faced over the years, which is the undercurrent in the Government, and which the Chair decided to base a ruling on yesterday. This Government is dysfunctional and there are under-currents, politics and infighting. Unfortunately, the House has now been trapped in the war in the Government. If this agenda can see the light of the day, we will all be having a country that we will be proud of. This requires the resolve, not only of the House, but also of one Government, a Government that provides the Bills. The Committee of Experts is now doing the review process, which is long overdue. We require a Government that thinks and works as a team. If we do not have that Government, we will be wasting time discussing this Agenda 4. Therefore, we must get a Government that works together. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs is here. The Ministry spoke about the issue of Migingo Island. This is a Kenyan matter. It disturbs all of us wherever we are; whether we are in the North, West or East. It is a shame for us to be seen before the Kenyan people to be showing some weaknesses, when the Ugandan Minister for Foreign Affairs can come here and tell us, on our own soil, that the Ugandan flag is flying in Migingo. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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