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    "id": 398823,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mositet",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 608,
        "legal_name": "Peter Korinko Mositet",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, it is good for Sen. Muthama to know that I have friends who are prime ministers in other countries. I was talking of the Prime Minister of Algeria. That great leader of that nation told me that when he was the Minister for Water in his country, they made sure that 50 per cent of their budget was utilised to make sure they conserve and harvest rain water. Since then, that country has changed. They are now able to feed their people well. They do not have water problems as happened before. Our country has reached a point where we need to come up with a policy framework to make sure that rain water is harvested. If possible, we could ask our engineers to estimate the amount of runoff water that goes to waste. I am sure if we are able to estimate the amount of water that goes to waste, the amount people use and what we need, then we can ensure that we dedicate some budget to see to it that the water that goes to waste is harvested and utilized appropriately. Madam Temporary Speaker, whenever it rains in Nairobi we have a lot of rain water which disturbs operations in this town. I believe that we still have areas where we can preserve that water. We can even use the same water to wash our roads and make sure that our round abouts and the recreational areas are better than they are today. Nairobi will look cleaner and greener. We do not want to see a lot dust. I believe many Nairobians drive when their windows are closed simply because the environment is unfriendly, dusty and unclean. If we could follow the route I am recommending, the City of Nairobi will change. I know that some rivers in our country are seasonal. If we could only dam those rivers then they will not be seasonal, but they will be flowing throughout. I echo the sentiments that after making sure that our great forests are preserved like the Mau Forest, we have had more rain. We need to store rain water like in Baringo County. The Government needs to wake up and ensure that the people in Baringo, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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