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    "id": 192027,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kiunjuri",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Festus Mwangi Kiunjuri",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue of Ndaragwa being mentioned as an ASAL, I would like to inform the hon. Member that we do not follow the Provincial Administration boundaries. We have our own boundaries and we place them under water authorities. So, for us, you are under the ASALs according to the geographical mapping that we have done. That is why Nyandarua is placed under the Rift Valley Water Authority and not in Tana, which consists most parts of Central Province. Equally, Laikipia District is also not in Tana. It is placed under the Northern Region Water Authority. On whether we are accurate about the issue of weeds or not, we have discovered that some parts of the upper Ndaragwa were not covered when this Question was being answered. Equally, it will not change the status quo because we cannot rehabilitee those dams at the same time. But we are carrying out a proper research to know how many have weeds and how many require to be rehabilitated. However, having said that, I would like hon. Members to take it as their responsibility to take care of the dams. The reason why the hon. Member could not see what happened with the Kshs2.3 million that was used to rehabilitate those dams is because even when a dam is constructed today, in the course of two to three years, it will be re-silted. Therefore, the Government will have to go back again and de-silt the dam. There are measures that we are taking as a Ministry to ensure that they are not re-silted. Every dam that will be constructed this year must be fenced, so that we can protect the catchment area, avoid re-silting and contamination of water. However, we are requesting hon. Members to take some funds from Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) and fence the existing dams to ensure that we save them from re-silting and contamination."
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