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    "content": "and so on. These exotic trees have virtually exhausted the amount of water available in our rivers. We know that human settlements have taken place along our rivers. Only the other day in this House, we were debating a Motion relating to pollution along Tana River and Athi River. A lot of destruction has been done along those two rivers; the industrial waste being discharged into them is huge. Those rivers are not useful to the residents living downstream. The people cannot use the water because it has been polluted and there are all sorts of chemicals and industrial waste in it. If they tried to use it, then, of course, they suffer from all kinds of diseases. It is even more pity that even our livestock cannot use that water. Therefore, it is a huge challenge. We all need to come together to think about it, so as to find a solution to this problem. We must rid our rivers and lakes of pollution. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to support the spirit and letter of this Motion. I wish to urge the national Government as well as the county governments, which are responsible for issues of agriculture, to take seriously the threat posed by encroachments along our rivers; the threat posed by human settlements and all such threats, so that we can together design policies and measures which can clear these human settlements along these rivers to ensure water is available for irrigation and for use to enhance production, to allow animal husbandry, agriculture and all that. Therefore, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to urge all honorable colleagues in this Senate to support this important Motion. This is a Motion that, if properly implemented, will enhance our food security. It will also ensure that, we, as a country, are secure and that we eliminate this threat caused by pollution of our rivers through human settlements and so on. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to second this Motion and urge hon. Members to support it. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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