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    "content": "But I really think that we, in the Senate, mean very well. There are institutions that need to be put in place to implement these things. They must be put in place because as Sen. Yusuf Haji was saying, we cannot just be speaking and speaking; writing volumes which then go to South Sudan and other places to be implemented. They are not implemented here. Yet we know that in the past, there are programmes in agriculture which have been implemented. Some have worked so well. Others should be replicated, but have not been replicated because of vested interests. I think we should look at those modules and do them in the light of what we are going to do. Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, irrigation is very vital. Just as Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo was saying, when it rains in certain rivers, it will flood. So, the thing to do is to dam the rivers. We know that the damming of the Nzoia River, for example, has met with tremendous political resistance. For example, people are saying “no, do not dam it here because when the water is dammed here, these villagers are going to be removed.” Of course, when you dam a river, somebody has to be removed; people cannot swim in the dam like fish. So, we have to face the political consequences of people being removed when dams are formed. This is what happens everywhere in the world. Kenya is not going to make dams without people being relocated; they have to be relocated unless they want to turn into fish. Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir. I beg to support."
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