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    "content": "the river? This will conserve and also regulate the flow of the river. The river will, therefore, not flow with a lot of vengeance along the valleys. The flow of the river will be checked. The other issue is what is referred to as the Nile Agreement which was signed in 1954. We, as Kenyans, should revisit that agreement and see to what extent we are going to recognize that agreement. Why should a river flowing from Lake Victoria be controlled in Egypt? Why should we do that when we are the ones contributing to the water levels in Lake Victoria by planting trees? We are also doing the water conservancy of the lake. We have big rivers flowing into Lake Victoria, for example, Nyando River, the River Yala and River Nzoia. If these rivers can be controlled when the rains come, I am sure we can use them to generate electricity, fish harvesting and irrigation. This is what we should be thinking about our country. We should not always just talk about other countries being ahead of us. We should come up with ideas on how to control these rivers. The moment we control these rivers we are going to contain and conserve water which can be used during the dry season. Madam Temporary Speaker, how much water do we need to irrigate areas like Mwea Tebere which is famously known to grow rice? We can grow a lot of rice in Hola and Ahero if we can have water which is conserved and which is regulated at will. That can be done by the Government if they can control the flooding systems of the rivers that we have. In 1945, Franklin Roosevelt the then President of America put mechanisms in place to control the river and today we do not hear of floods. We only have a State of Tennessee which is very rich because they generate a lot of power and the floods are no more. This is a living example. Why can we not go by the examples that we know from America or Nigeria instead of being a food insufficient country? We can have enough food if we control the flood waters from the rivers. I support."
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