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    "content": "foreign exchange. Our only inhibiting factor is water. Fellow Senators have enumerated ways in which water can easily be harvested but unfortunately we have had pronouncements but never acted to ensure that livestock farmers are supported to have water. Instead we act on need basis; when there are emergencies we rush to these areas with water boozers which are very expensive and food in the form of relief food and yet these are Kenyans who can feed themselves. They would be proud if they were given an opportunity to feed themselves. All you need to do is to assist them conserve the water. ` Even as we talk about tourism, the rate at which climate change is affecting the rangelands is putting our wildlife in danger. As we always lament about losing our livestock, nobody has ever done a census to know how many elephants or rhinos are dying because of lack of water. Even in our national parks, we have to see to it that there is enough water for our wildlife which is our heritage. It is our responsibility as human beings to provide for the animals. As we are talking now, there are places in this country where there is no water and yet in Trans Nzoia County, we have been blessed with rain. Even yesterday, there was a lot of rain and in fact, it is causing a lot of havoc during this harvesting season. The maize is rotting in the farms. If we were able to conserve that water, we would assist other Kenyans. Madam Temporary Speaker, there was a time when we had good policies. For example, we had a dam construction unit in the Government with heavy equipment that was able to do dams particularly in the highland areas. That unit fizzled out and even the few dams that were done were forgotten. We forget that these dams should be desilted and rehabilitated. Many of the dams that were constructed ten to 20 years ago are now not holding any water because of siltation. We are cultivating on slopes and our wetlands are no longer conserved. The wetlands are very important because they sift or clean the water. I support. S"
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