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    "id": 373489,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/373489/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1955,
        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "Most of the communities in those areas are on famine relief throughout the year. We ask ourselves: Why should we let such volumes of water go to the ocean when we are talking about famine relief in the same areas? I support this Motion because instead of this water flowing into the ocean, it should be tapped to be used for irrigation in such areas. If you look at the Ukambani area, where I come from, you realize that water is a major problem. People in big towns like Kitui and Mutomo just hear about water. They do not have even a drop of water and businesses have been affected. This ends up making people poorer than they are. Why should we have this water then release it into the ocean? I will propose that this water be used to irrigate all the neighbouring areas near the river. We have a target of irrigating about one million acres through the Government. I"
}