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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, hon. Members in the House should understand that there is a lot of work which has been done on this river. The introduction of amendment by hon. Chepkonga is very important because the problem of Tana River; the flooding downstream, as mentioned, is caused by other rivers downstream which the hon. Member has just introduced. Therefore, I have also checked the facts because I happen to have worked for this organization and I know a lot of work has been done, and a lot of effort has been put in this because there are plans to arrest the situation downstream. Hon. Speaker, Sir, I have also talked to hon. Wario and I have told him. He quite agrees with me. All they want to do is to build a grand falls downstream because Tana River originates from the Aberdares. In the wisdom of the previous Governments, there were five dams that were constructed; and they are; Masinga, Kamburu, Gitaru, Kindaruma and Kiambere dams. Masinga Dam has the reservoir capacity of over 1.6 million cubic meters. It, therefore, regulates the water from Tana River coming from the Aberdares. Hon. Speaker, Sir, the last dam downstream is Kiambere Dam and it is the biggest dam upstream and it is also controls some water going downstream. But thereafter River Tana flows freely and it is enjoined by seven other rivers. The seven other rivers come from Mt. Kenya and Kiambere. If you have gone to Lamu, you can see the area is flat and during the rainy season, these rivers become very dangerous. That is how the people down the delta have been suffering. So, the amendment that has been brought by hon. Chepkonga is right because all we are trying to ask the Government to do is to construct a dam that can hold this water and thereafter regulate it downstream. Whenever there is a dry spell; even if there is a lot of water, at least, there is a way of controlling it downstream. Hon. Speaker, Sir, my request is that, this House urges the Government to assist both TARDA and KenGen to fast-track and construct that dam. When I was there, the feasibility study had already been done on the Great Grand Falls and also the design work has also been done. All what is remaining is implementation by the Government. The question we are asking is; is it going to be by “Build Operate and Transfer” (BOT) or by Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC), or the Government implements the whole thing in totality? Hon. Speaker, Sir, we want this House to fast-track this Motion so that the Government gets involved as this has been going on for quite some time. I understand from my own research that plans for the grand falls that hon. Chepkonga has just suggested is there and it is a matter of implementing it because the design work has been done. With those few remarks, I want to agree and I support the Motion, but then ask the Government to fast-track the process."
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