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    "id": 45246,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/45246/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Otichilo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 131,
        "legal_name": "Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, noting that Lake Turkana which is the world largest and most saline lake is a source of survival for six communities in northern Kenya, that is, the Turkana, the El Molo, the Samburu, the Gabbra, the Rendille, and the Dasnach which depend on it for livestock grazing, watering and fishing; aware that River Omo, a trans-boundary river which originates from Ethiopia, contributes more than 90 per cent of the total water influx into Lake Turkana; further aware that Gibe III Hydropower Dam which is under construction by the Government of Ethiopia on River Omo will dramatically reduce the flow of River Omo into Lake Turkana by over 70 per cent leading to a 10 metre drop in the lake’s level and increase in the lake’s salinity which will significantly affect the lakes biodiversity; deeply concerned about the devastating impact this will have on the long-term ecology of the lake and the socio-economic and well being of the affected communities and cognisant of the fact that no independent comprehensive environmental and socio impact assessment of the Gibe III Hydropower Dam was undertaken in the River Omo/Lake Turkana trans-boundary water system areas prior to the commencement of its construction; this House resolves that the Kenya Government officially demands that the Government of Ethiopia stops the construction of the Gibe III Hydropower Dam until an independent and comprehensive environmental and socio impact assessment is undertaken and appropriate mitigation measures put in place."
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