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    "id": 27225,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. ole Metito",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Regional Development Authorities",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I got the information I was looking for and my good friend should wait to hear it. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The project was constructed between 1986 and 1991 at a total cost of Kshs4.5 billion. At full capacity, the dam holds 1,600 million cubic metres. The power station has a capacity of 106 megawatts and the power generated is 360 Gigawatt hours per year. (b) The communities displaced by the project were awarded monetary compensation for the loss of dwellings, cattle bomas, beehives and ceremonial sites. An amount of Kshs11 million was paid out to 847 households. The County Council of Pokot was given Kshs19 million for loss of trees and grazing land. The Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) has continued to support the communities around the reservoir by implementing various projects such as construction of dispensaries and support to schools, upper catchment conservation of the Turkwel Dam to reduce siltation of the dam reservoir. Currently, an area of 4,000 square kilometers is being covered through afforestation, soil and water conservation measures. Youth empowerment programmes through creation of informal jobs is being done and livestock improvement programs and fish farm at Turkwel Dam which have improved livelihood in the region. (c) The project generates Kshs900 million annually, out of which KVDA receives only Kshs45 million which caters for the dam and the reservoir monitoring as well as catchment conservation. There is no specific amount of money allocated to Pokot and Turkana counties."
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