{"id":161338,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/161338/?format=json","text_counter":208,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Kiunjuri","speaker_title":"The Assistant Minister for Water and Irrigation","speaker":{"id":175,"legal_name":"Festus Mwangi Kiunjuri","slug":"mwangi-kiunjuri"},"content":"The Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) commissioned M/s Degi Constructing Engineers of Milan, Italy, to carry out a feasibility study for a multipurpose scheme. The study indicated the suitability of the project to generate hydropower and develop a potential area of about 6,460 acres of irrigation. The project has not been implemented due to lack of funds. The cost estimates for the project implementation was approximated at Kshs16,803,000."}