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    "id": 27227,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/27227/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. ole Metito",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 199,
        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I fully agree with the hon. Member that if the water from the Turkwel Dam is utilized to its maximum for irrigation in the area, the problems of food insecurity in the area would be half solved. The problem as has been put by the hon. Member is that out of the total income generated from this project Kshs900 million, only Kshs45 million goes to my Ministry through KVDA. The reminder about Kshs855 million goes to KenGen and to the Ministry of Energy. The project has got two sides: power generation is under the Ministry of Energy and the maintenance of the dam reservoir is under my Ministry. So the Kshs45 million given to KVDA is only used for dam preservation and also maintaining of that dam. However, it is true that there is a mismatch because we have always been also trying to talk to the Ministry of Energy and see whether that allocation can be increased, so that the issue of irrigation which is under KVDA can be done to its full potential. It is just the issue of funds."
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