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    "id": 373536,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Eric Keter",
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        "legal_name": "Eric Arap Keter",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. We are here because of our citizens. The communities who live along the rivers in this country have suffered a lot, but this particular case is man-made. They are natural disasters. The people along the Tana River are displaced, schools and the infrastructure are affected and livelihoods are destroyed simply because of poor management of water. This is something that we can control. A Committee, as suggested by one of the Members, should be set up to study the situation and come up with recommendations of how these people can be assisted. When we have floods in Western Province and in Kano Plains, we blame the Government for not coming to the rescue of the people. This is being caused by KenGen, which was established some years back and is ruining the livelihoods of the people yet nothing his being done. I concur with the Member who knows very well the suffering of these people, that these companies should provide services to the people who live along Tana River. If you look at other countries, for example, Nigeria, the Shell Company provides services to the people who live around them. We have people in total poverty, not because of their own fault, but because of the mistakes of a company which has been established to provide services. We are not against KenGen. It is a good generator of electricity and provides a lot of revenue to this country. At the same time, it should not cause problems to the people downstream. I am of the opinion that we look for ways of assisting these people and manage this water. We should have proper irrigation schemes, so that we can produce enough food and people can live in harmony with their environment. I support this Motion. Although it is going to be amended, it will be for the benefit of the people."
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