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    "id": 456100,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1955,
        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "On 3rd February, 2013, the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources made an official visit to my constituency to familiarize themselves with a very important project in this country called Umaa Dam. This is one of the four flagship dams, whose implementation is actually targeted in the vision 2030. While the visit was important, I am very concerned with the way it was planned and executed. It is very unfortunate that the Committee actually sneaked in and out of my constituency as they did not inform me. To make matters worse, they did not inform any members of the county government and neither were courtesy calls made to any local leaders. Consequently, the visit was seen to have not been made in good faith by the local leadership as none of them including myself as a Member of this honourable House were informed. Hon. Speaker, Umaa Dam is a very controversial project in my constituency, because there have been reported incidents of corruption in its implementation and that has denied my people their right to water. What made things worse was the fact that a Committee of this House in the Tenth Parliament is perceived by my people, to have given the corrupt elements a clean bill of health. So, when a second visit is made and surrounded with high levels of secrecy, the people of Kitui and more specifically, Kitui Central perceive Parliament as an institution that is part of the conspiracy to deny them their right; that is water. With this kind of scenario, there is need for this House to have interest in this matter. In conclusion, I plead with House Committees to be courteous and inform area Members of Parliament before such visits are made to the respective constituencies to avoid unfortunate embarrassment to this honourable House. Thank you, hon. Speaker."
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