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    "content": "down hill. We should actually force the Government to come up with a policy or resuscitate some policies that we know are in existence. The only problem is that the policies that have been in existence have been highly driven by NGOs and therefore, they were not thoroughly grounded on the Government and the people themselves. It is, therefore, important that we look at this again and create policies. Policies will also help us to know how much finance we need to be able to harvest this water. Water harvesting should go along with the policy of enhancing and preserving the catchment area, including sustaining the rain forests that we have. These are the phenomena that will allow rain water to accumulate in the skies and eventually come down. While I am on that, I think it is important that the Government resolves the almost brewing crisis where the county governments are not sure whether the forests are within their charge or under the national Government. I know that this is under the national Government but it is a facility that is straddling along various counties. I know there is an urge by the county governments to control the forests within their jurisdiction. This is a problem that should be sorted out immediately so that we go on with the process of preserving this forest cover. Lastly, Madam Temporary Speaker, it is important that we encourage our people to find economic activities that will require the use of water. Otherwise we can provide water to the people and they have no idea as to how they want to use it economically. We should also subsidize some home economic activities that will use rain water. For example, one does not need to go to town or to an urban area to set up a laundry facility. This is can be done at home. One also does not need to go to a large industrial area to bottle water. These are activities that can be done as home industries using rain water. The little green houses behind our houses can use rain water. This is a sure way in which we can have vegetables. This, again, is a home industry that touches directly the people on the ground. This not only requires encouragement but subsidy from the Government and of course, some education to the people who use these things so that we can capitalize on this resource that is so critical for the survival of our country. I am sure that we all know that food security in this country is entirely dependent on how we utilize the water resource that we have in this country. Madam Temporary Speaker, with those remarks, I support this Motion. I hope my colleagues, hon. Senators, will also do so."
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