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    "id": 233408,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Rev. Nyagudi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ken Nyagudi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Motion. However, I intend to move an amendment on it afterwards. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know that the project is very important to this country. I was, personally, involved in its implementation. Therefore, I understand its importance to this country. I wish to report to the House that I am aware that a technical committee has been set up already. It comprises various experts from different Ministries. I believe that the report of that committee is available. Therefore, it would be my wish that, even as we debate this Motion, we take into consideration the work that has already been done and ask the Government to lay on the Table the report of the committee. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee is comprised of experts from the Ministry of Regional Development Authorities, the Attorney-General's Chambers, the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), the National Irrigation Board (NIB), the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, and the Ministry of Local Government. The intention of this project is to reduce poverty and increase food production. I am aware of the hurdles that the investor had to go through to get this investment into place. From a personal point of view, I want to thank the hon. Members who passed the November 22, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3849 Investment Promotion Bill, which was intended to reduce the number of permits that had to be taken by investors. Before this was done, we had to go through a lot of processes to get the investment licence. Right now, the licences have been reduced and the licence for investment comes from one place. The project has managed to control floods in that region by way of erecting a weir. That weir controls the flooding such that those who are living within the area are now able to grow their crops without the fear of floods. The project has also employed many people, who depend on it. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, having visited the project on many occasions, I have been very impressed by the progress that has been made. The Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Lands and Natural Resources has also visited the project and was impressed with the work that is being done there. Therefore, this Motion seeks to set up that committee. The main work of the committee would be to report to this House what it finds to be a bottleneck to investors, looking at the Dominion Farms as a model. The investment which has been made there is in excess of Kshs2 billion, and this is something that we can use---"
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