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    "id": 496974,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kobado",
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        "legal_name": "John Owuor Onyango Kobado",
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    "content": "The people of Uriri are not participating in the management of that resource. They are watching as that water is being pumped to be able to be used in the headquarters of the county. Therefore, what we need to see is participation of the stakeholders in the management of water resources, particularly the communities from where the water is sourced. This is because once that water is pumped there is an effect on the environment and proper environmental impact assessment needs to be done so that people are enlightened and sensitised on the effects of such a project. We need to weigh what the economic benefits of that project are against the social costs particularly when we talk about management of water resources. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I strongly support the Bill so that as it is enacted we will be able to manage these resources properly and more so the water catchment areas. Catchment areas have not been properly managed because the wetlands act as the sponge for holding water. They act to avoid soil erosion because they hold the water. All this, if properly managed, I believe the resources that we have in plenty in this country will go a long way in changing the economy of this nation. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, lastly, I hope that the Galana Kulalu Irrigation Project which is supposed to irrigate up to approximately one million acres in this country will be able to address the issues of food security using water resources, if properly managed. If it is not properly managed then we may end up utilising that water but in the end it may not benefit Kenyans in overall terms. With those few remarks, I beg to support the Bill."
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