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    "id": 391903,
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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, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As the Member for Balambala has put it, water scarcity also affects Tana River County. At one point in time, Tana River County suffers from floods, during which people lose domestic animals and lives. At another point in time, people suffer from drought. Therefore, I support this Motion. Construction of deeper boreholes will assist both livestock and the people living in Tana River County as well as in other parts of the country where people are always affected by drought. Another thing that the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources should discourage is the cutting of indigenous trees in those areas. Cutting of indigenous trees will have a devastating impact on the environment. Tana River is a country where people always suffer from floods or drought. The people of Tana River County today cannot even sustain their own lives as far as food is concerned. During the droughts, people suffer from famine and lack of water. If big dams are constructed there, they can even be used for irrigation, thus enabling people in such areas to produce their own food. Drought in Tana River County has become the order of the day. Therefore, the Government should find ways of helping the people in Tana River as well as those in other parts of the country. There should be ways of safeguarding the lives of domestic animals and human beings. The lives of human beings and domestic animals are at risk during such times. Today Tana River has no face because people cannot sustain themselves due to drought. Therefore, I support the Motion and urge that what is proposed therein be implemented immediately, if possible. The digital Government and the national disaster response team should go out there to assist the people to ensure that they do not lose their lives to drought and hunger. With those remarks, I beg to support the Motion."
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