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    "id": 391898,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/391898/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aden",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, with regard to the county government which is now mandated to have devolved funds, I request that it ensures that there is provision of water for human beings and livestock. Garissa County, in my view, is not responding at all to the situation that is in Balambala Constituency. I call upon the County Government of Garissa which now has the devolved funds and especially funds set aside for emergencies to respond to this situation and equip the boreholes which have failed because of simple things. They need to ensure that there is adequate water trucking to the pans which have dried up and so people and animals are at risk of death. I am a very worried representative of the people of Balambala. I call on this honourable House and the Government of Kenya to come to our help as the people of Balambala. Our town, Balambala has a population of not less than 20,000 people. These people are forced to use jerry cans to go and get water more than 20 kilometers away. Last weekend, I was there to wish the students who have just started their exams--- I want to take this platform to wish all the students who are doing their KCSE exams the best. Indeed, one of the biggest problems the children face there is that they cannot get water to quench their thirst. They trek many kilometers to get water for their own use. This is the situation in that part of the country."
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