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    "id": 496976,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/496976/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. M’uthari",
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        "id": 1576,
        "legal_name": "Joseph M'eruaki M'uthari",
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    "content": "communities are not able to feed themselves and they have to rely on donations of food. It is not because people are not hard working; rather the Government has not supported water resource development. If water resources are developed, even the areas that are considered less potential in terms of agriculture will do well. In my opinion the potential of Kenya lies in the 80 per cent of land which is considered not arable at the moment. This land is expansive and if we invest seriously in the water sector, we could develop it for livestock keeping, tree farming and so on. This will be a departure from depending on small pockets of the country that have reliable rainfall. We could convert the northern parts of Kenya into areas that support our country in terms of food production. We need to put our energies where they are required. There are some attempts by the Government in this sector. However, I believe that more can be done, especially by supporting the institutions that have been set up in this Bill, for example, the National Water Harvesting and Storage Authority. If this Authority is given resources, I believe it will invest in the areas considered to be less potential. This will help us improve human life in Kenya. In Igembe North we do not have rivers, but when it rains like it is doing now we get a lot of water. The water drains into valleys creating havoc. The water could be harvested to help people in terms of water for drinking for human beings and livestock and also irrigation. Water is a basic human right as is enshrined in our Constitution."
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