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    "id": 207975,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimeto",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimeto",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Vote of the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. Let me, first of all, thank hon. Katuku for having travelled to nearly every part of this country to address the water problems being experienced by the people of this country. This country has got a lot of water which goes to waste. We have many rivers which flow to the Indian Ocean and Lake Victoria without being utilized by the Ministry. For example, at the moment, there is flooding in Budalang'i because one of the rivers in Western Kenya has burst its banks. However, the Ministry is not quick to go there and build dykes in order to control the floods. This Ministry should live up to its expectation. We should build more dams on our rivers so that we can utilise water. If we allow water to flow directly to the lakes, it will continue causing problems during the rainy seasons. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the Minister does not ensure equal distribution of water resources in every constituency, we shall continue to hear mere talk in this House, yet, our country will not develop. Whenever we prepare Budgets, what was discussed about the previous year's Budget should always be put into consideration. This will ensure that we move ahead. This is because we are repeating ourselves year in, year out. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, some parts of my constituency have no water and, yet we have so many rivers. Why can the Ministry not allocate the constituency money to enable me to construct dams which can be utilised for irrigation during the dry season? The Minister for Water August 21, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3321 and Irrigation, the Minister for Agriculture and the Minister for Health should liaise together to ensure that people get clean drinking water in every part of the country. Majority of Kenyans fall sick because of consuming contaminated water. Why can we not work together, as a nation, to ensure that we provide clean drinking for everybody in this country? Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, whenever we give recommendations to the Ministry, they should be taken seriously. The officers of the Ministry, who have accompanied the Minister today, should listen and note what the hon. Members are saying, so that they can implement their recommendations in future. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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