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    "content": "(i) Preventive measures targeting watershed rehabilitation and sewerage treatment facilities and industries. (ii) Curative measures targeting the lake and other water bodies within the basin. This is an integrated approach involving biological, manual and mechanical removal of the weed. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it can be noted that these earlier efforts to control water hyacinth were largely funded by development partners like the World Bank and Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO). Currently, the LVEMP II is also involved and is being funded by the regional governments - Kenya included - World Bank, the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and global environmental facilities. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in conclusion, I would like to say that in order to reduce the menace of water hyacinth to an environmentally and economically acceptable level, it is imperative that efforts are intensified, extended and sustained over a long period of time and to involve mainly mechanical removal at the start, manual removal and biological control at a later stage and, in the long run, this will bring satisfactory results. This can be achieved through mobilization of resources such as the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) and the county budgetary provisions for sustainable management of water hyacinth in the country. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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