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    "id": 391916,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Tonui",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1242,
        "legal_name": "Ronald Kiprotich Tonui",
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    "content": "There are water projects which are on course and I was requesting that I get something small to provide water in my constituency. I have heard that there is a dam planned for the western part of the country called Tongaren. The people around that place are saying that this is a highly populated area and if a dam is constructed, it will displace some of them. We are keen to have water in Bomet Central so that farmers can use it to irrigate their farms. The people who are in the national Government who make these decisions should know the needs of the people on the ground. That is why I am of the view that this Motion is very good. It should not have stated equitable distribution across the country but rather bring the distribution to the constituency or county level so that the impact can be felt. However, I support this Motion. Some sections of my county are water catchment areas. People normally say that we take care of the Mau Forest because this is a water catchment area. It is like we are taking care of a cow which we are not milking because no piped water has been provided in Bomet. That is why I am very keen to say that all the money meant for water in the national Government should be devolved because that is a devolved function. There should be no duplication. The Department of Water in the Ministry of Environment, Water and Mineral Resources should be abolished so that the Government can save some money and use it elsewhere. I believe that oversight will be much better if this is done at the grassroots because the oversight that is done on the national Government is not the best. So, I support this Motion because water is a very vital commodity and all of us are in need of it. The issue is, how do we share the resources which are allocated to water in this country? Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. That is my view."
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