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    "id": 38320,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/38320/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Ngilu",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Water and Irrigation",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 111,
        "legal_name": "Charity Kaluki Ngilu",
        "slug": "charity-ngilu"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that the excavated material from the Hohwe Dam was placed and compacted on the left hand side of the reservoir as it was intended at the design stage. My Ministry has already taken steps to ensure that the excavated material is safely placed and does not pose any danger to the people and the environment. Alternative sites for disposal were found to be too far away and would have cost an extra Kshs100 million to transport. (b) The steps taken include mobilization and sensitization of the local community on dam management and educating farmers on the upstream side of the dam on proper farming methods to avoid erosion. Farmers were also advised not to interfere with the excavated material. Further, a cut off drain was constructed between the reservoir and the compacted material to safeguard the dam."
}