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    "id": 380597,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Haji",
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Mohammed Haji",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, noting with concern that during the rainy season, Counties along the Tana River experience frequent flooding that causes displacement of many people and destruction of food and cash crops as well as loss of irrigation engines and other equipment thereby impoverishing very vulnerable communities; aware that most of the damage is caused by water overflow and spillovers occasioned by negligence from the main reservoir at Masinga dam which is owned by the Kenya Electricity Generating company (KenGen); the Senate urges the Government to take measures to eliminate this perennial danger and to compensate communities that have been displaced or otherwise adversely affected by the water released from dams in the Tana Delta. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think I need to give a background of the people I am talking about. These are former pastoralists whose livelihoods depended on livestock. However, because of droughts and diseases, a lot of livestock died, especially during severe drought. These people were forced to move from their natural habitat to go and look for other means of livelihoods. They thought that if they went to towns, they would get gainful employment. Unfortunately, these pastoralists have no skills of any kind apart from being herdsmen and taking care of livestock. During their nomadic lives, they practice the culture of eating together. They slaughter animals and eat together as a community. Some of these people went to towns. There is a story that says that one of them went to a hotel and found people eating. He thought that it was part of what they do at home. So, he joined the people who were eating and was asked whether he wanted ugali, rice or meat and he ordered for what he The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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