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    "id": 391917,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Amolo",
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        "legal_name": "Rachel Ameso Amolo",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. We need to construct multi-dams especially in Kakamega where we have a lot of rain. It rains every day. If only that water could be directed to a dam, it could help quite a number of people like our brothers in Balambala. There is enough water in Kakamega because it has rained since March. Every time I go home, I find it raining. It starts raining at 1.00 p.m. up to the following day. This is the case and yet we do not have a place to store that water. Come December, people will be starving in the same Kakamega because they did not harvest water which they can use for irrigation. The Government should construct dams in the county or constituency. This is because we have enough water that can be used by many people in this country. We could even establish greenhouses if we had water. However, we experience drought sometimes which causes diseases that affect most of our people, especially women. Women are the ones who really suffer because they cover several kilometres looking for water. I can tell you that you cannot carry two jerry cans as a woman. You can only carry one on your head or on your back. That one jerry can of water is not The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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