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    "id": 373812,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/373812/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Duri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1039,
        "legal_name": "Halima Ware Duri",
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    "content": "Thank you very much hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker and the Members of Parliament who are in the House. I thank God, I have recovered from the accident. I am with you now. I thank all those who visited me when I was in hospital. I say thank you very much. God bless you, too! Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the issue of Tana River and floods is a common thing. Whenever there is heavy rainfall, KenGen uses the advantage of releasing all the water from their dams and our people are affected. If KenGen are ready to drain their dams, they must also be ready to control the water. They should not spoil the properties and lives of the people downstream. Our people depend on crops planted alongside the river, and livestock. When floods come, all the crops and livestock are carried away and lives of people are lost. We only see the Kenya Red Cross Society running up and down, distributing blankets and tents but we do not have anybody to talk to about compensation. So, hon. Wario has brought the Motion at the right time, when the people of Tana River County need compensation. We always lack water in Tana River County. The KenGen should show us how to harvest water and preserve it for future use, and not just releasing the water to flow to the Indian Ocean. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I do not have much to say. What I am asking for is for the Government to come to the rescue of the people of Tana River County because they are in problems. Year in, year out, they suffer from floods. Therefore, the Government should come to their rescue and compensate them. The KenGen and"
}