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    "id": 320816,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/320816/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwakwere",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 189,
        "legal_name": "Chirau Ali Mwakwere",
        "slug": "chirau-mwakwere"
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, while on a point of order, the Member of Parliament for Kisumu Town, hon. John Olago, sought a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources about the state of water hyacinth in Winam Gulf and what the Ministry was doing to remove it. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the most recent survey that may give the current indication of the status of the infestation and distribution of water hyacinth was conducted in December 2010. I think we should give that plant a local name. However, the level of infestation and distribution has been said to be spatial and temporal. I have tabulated the status of infestation and distribution of water hyacinth within Winam Gulf in Annex 1, which I shall table. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Winam Gulf and associated bays are vulnerable to infestation by water hyacinth because they are shielded from open waters of Lake Victoria. Water hyacinth infestation is a symptom of broader watershed management and pollution problems. These are brought about by, amongst others:-"
}