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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Musyoka",
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        "legal_name": "Gideon Musyoka Ndambuki",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I know that the Member of Parliament for Makadara, Mr. Ndolo, may not have the problem that I am talking about but I think a lot of his own constituents come from these areas, which have a serious problem of even clean drinking water. Therefore, I suggest that the Bill being sought should introduce some legal framework in the area of handling famine in this country, so that we do not have to talk about famine-related national disaster year in, year out. Of course, the very fact that we talk about famine all the time is negative but it is also a recognition of the reality of our times. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, once, we, in the Opposition, throw out our friends on the Government side, we will move with speed and construct dams. A country like Finland, which is famous for its aggro-forestry programme has more than 1,000 lakes. In fact, Finland is a country of lakes. As a water-deficient country, we would want to move with speed, as we give our people water, to improve the capacity to carry out irrigation activities. We are now in the fourth year of this Government but there is absolutely no attention given to the critical matter of irrigation, which would have alleviated the problem of food shortage that this country continues to suffer. I want to, therefore, call upon my colleagues to wholeheartedly, applaud and support the efforts of Prof. Oniang'o in trying to be a pragmatic Kenyan by having a legal framework in the form of a Bill introduced to this House for debate and enactment into law. The Member for Gachoka has similar problems, and I can understand his excitement for wanting to contribute to this Motion. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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