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    "id": 399416,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/399416/?format=api",
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Omulele",
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Omulele",
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    "content": "It has been said, and all of us are aware of this, that water is life. Water is life because even in this august House on a daily basis, we consume tonnes and tonnes of water. This is the first thing that is placed before us on a daily basis, so that we can quench our thirst. However, the people in all corners of Kenya do not have access to clean drinking water, the way we have clean drinking water in this House. So, this is a Motion that if taken care of, and if a policy comes out of it based on the Constitution at Articles 62, 66 and 69, which empower the Government to come up with land use and water conservation policies, we shall be going in the right direction to ensure that our people have got access to clean drinking water and water for other uses. Hon. Deputy Speaker, still on the theme of war over water, I know a lot of Members of this House must be alive to the fact that if animals are denied water to drink, they will actually become violent. Very docile animals will actually become violent. We have all seen stories of hyenas or even donkeys biting human beings while fighting over water; if you are carrying a container of water and animals like monkeys, birds and hyenas see you, they will attack you. So, it is not farfetched to say that there will be war over water in future if we do not take care of the situation now. Hon. Deputy Speaker, if the British saw it fit to take care of the Egyptians in 1929, why should we not – the Kenyan Parliament and Government today – take care of our future generations that are going to live here in the next 30 to 40 years when this kind of war will be commonplace within our borders? Hon. Deputy Speaker, as much as our Constitution at Schedule IV puts the water management systems in the hands of county governments, the Government must look at this issue vis-à-vis the provisions of Articles 60 to 69, which actually empower the national Government to, through the National Land Commission, come up with policies on land use. As part of land use policies, the primary one must be about water conservation in the manner suggested by this Motion. This is a good Motion and I am glad that you have given me an opportunity to speak to it and I support it. Thank you."
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