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    "id": 391943,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Ghati",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Dennitah Ghati",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to fully support this Motion because it is the right thing to do. It is not the first time we are talking about flooding in this country. We are all aware that when it floods, it really causes havoc in this country. I am talking about my county, Migori. Nyatike Constituency in my county has never known peace whenever it rains. Every time I am in Nyatike, I feel like I am not in this country. School children waste a lot of time looking for water. There are no households there. In my county, only 28 per cent of households there have access to clean water. We have not really discussed this issue seriously. In April this year, when there were floods in almost all parts of this country, people and animals died. This is not a small matter. There are areas in Nyatike Constituency where you cannot find clean water for drinking. This is because we have not put mechanisms in place. Migori County is next to the lake and yet, when it rains, we have problems in accessing water. Egypt is an arid country, but it has put in place mechanisms which have enabled it to irrigate its farms and, therefore, feed its people and even have extra to export. Egypt is feeding the world. It is simply because they have working mechanisms in place. We now have county government. Functions to do with water and the environment have been devolved to the county governments. We need to compel the county governments to ensure that they have a reservoir. They need to build dams which other constituencies can draw water from. 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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