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    "content": "However, the issues that the Leader of the Minority Party raised are of great importance to the country. I want hon. Wario to hear me because that is where the gist of the matter lies. When it rains mainly upstream, Kindaruma Dam and other KenGen dams are filled up and the flooding affects the farmers downstream. This issue came up in the last Parliament and I agree with the Leader of Minority Party that, that is artificial flooding and the farmers must be compensated. I am sure that this is an area that hon. Members from that region need to look into and make sure that the Government builds more dams upstream, so that they can be used to generate power. However, to disagree with the Leader of the Minority Party, it is within law; it is in the interest of this country and it is within the Vision 2030 for KenGen, as a Kenyan company to make super profits. That is not a crime. They are involved in the geothermal sector and that is within law. However, they cannot release water from their dams and affect poor farmers downstream. That is an issue that the Government will look into and find a way forward. What I have tabled here is information from Tana River, Migori, Elgeyo Marakwet, Murang’a, Kiambu, Kirinyaga, Nyandarua, Makueni, Nyando, Muhoroni and Kisumu. I have tabled all that information regarding the Government intervention and hon. Members can access it, read and challenge it. From 1.00 O’clock today, we had a Cabinet Secretary of the Jubilee Government in office. Hon. Members can raise questions and they can visit Tana River. I would like to tell hon. Sane that this Government has a moral and constitutional obligation to the people of Tana River and other areas. So, it is not a choice. The right of the people of Garsen is enshrined in the Constitution and, more so, in a Government that listens and follows the rule of law. That is the Jubilee Government."
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