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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is already a major problem in this country, and it is important that we address it. I am happy that we have the Implementation Committee of Parliament to deal with this kind of situation. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other day we passed a Motion on education. You saw the resistance we received from the Government, in terms of implementation. The new Constitution has given us, as Kenyans, an opportunity to re- examine ourselves. The Constitution has given opportunity to people in all those areas in Kenya to re-examine themselves and see how they can generate income for themselves. So, that is one of the opportunities that the Turkana people will be having, with the lake there. Vision 2030 has set targets to be achieved. It will not be possible to achieve the target of making that area a business centre, if water from Lake Turkana is going to be depleted after the dam is constructed. Therefore, I would like to urge the Government to establish a Ministerial team to liaise with their counterparts from the Government of Ethiopia to address this matter, so that construction of the dam is stopped and proper procedure followed. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of the River Nile was mentioned. The water that flows in River Nile comes from Kenya but we cannot benefit from it because of the mistakes that were made earlier on. I am happy that at one time, I attended a forum which was organised by the Minister to resolve the issue of River Nile. So, the two issues should go hand-in-hand. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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