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    "id": 495013,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/495013/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Koyi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2792,
        "legal_name": "John Waluke Koyi",
        "slug": "john-waluke-koyi"
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    "content": "It is important that our Government invests a lot in the water sector. We have lost many people during the dry spell in areas like north eastern, Mandera, Maralal and Wamba. When I was in the military, I used to see women fetching water from very far. The Government should invest a lot in water projects. It should have a water pipeline, for example from Lake Victoria to north eastern. I know it is not impossible for the Government to do that. It is not only in dry areas like north eastern where we lose people, but even in areas like western Kenya we have lost people to typhoid. Sometimes, in our constituencies we bury two, three or four people who die from typhoid. Typhoid is a very expensive disease to treat and our people cannot afford the cost of the treatment. This is a very serious issue and the Government should invest in the water sector. It is a shame to our Government because it is 51 years since we got Independence, yet many areas in this country do not have water, for example in Ukambani, where you come from. Again, there are Kenyans who take the law into their hands by interfering with forests. For example, Mount Elgon Forest is being cleared. I think it is in hon. Amina’s docket. We must come up with strict laws to protect our forests. Water catchment areas must be protected, so that we can have enough rainfall in this country. Two years ago, the Rift Valley was affected by lack of rains. Areas like Narok were affected when the Mau Forest was interfered with. So, we must be strict and protect our forests because our 10 per cent forest cover has gone down."
}