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    "id": 179913,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/179913/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kiunjuri",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Water and Irrigation",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Festus Mwangi Kiunjuri",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that Ngaciuma River is drying up. This is being caused by the following reasons:- 1. High water demand in the upper catchments. 2. Destruction of springs and wetlands that discharge water into the river. 3. Planting of exotic trees such as the eucalyptus, that are not water conservation friendly, along the river banks and spring sources. (b) Ngaciuma catchment area has been identified in our main catchment management strategy as one of the hot spots in terms of water resources management problems. In order to address these water-related problems my Ministry, through the Tana Catchment Water Resources Management Authority (WRMA), has established Ngaciuma/Kinyaritha Water Resources Users Association, which is currently mobilizing stakeholders to take an active and inclusive participation in the management of Ngaciuma River catchment in order to replace eucalyptus trees with less water hungry tree species that will restore the flow of water in the river. In addition, my Ministry has sources of additional funds to the tune of US$68 million from the World Bank for the natural resources management. These funds will be used in all the identified hot spots like Ngaciuma catchment."
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