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    "id": 497010,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kedogo",
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        "legal_name": "Dorcas Luvalitsa Kedogo",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to support the Water Bill. We know that water is a very essential commodity in life. The responsibility of fetching water has always been a burden to women and children. That is why the Kenya Counties Strategy on Integrated Water Resources Management Act, in Section 4, stresses that gender should be considered when forming the management; meaning that women should be incorporated and represented in the management. That is because, during policy-making, women are under-represented. Therefore, we urge that in the Bill, women should also be represented so that when it comes to policy-making they can be there. That is because they are the people who do most of the fetching and even harvesting of rain water. Women in most parts of Kenya rely on rainfall to provide drinking water. Therefore, women are principally responsible for the household food production across the country. That is why they should be incorporated in the water resource management. Climate change, which has brought changes in the water resource patterns, has forced women to adopt and mitigate food production losses associated with floods and droughts. Most rivers and water basins cross counties and even country borders. The Nile Basin and the Lake Victoria Basin crisscross and, therefore, such resources should be managed collectively. The county governments, the national Government and authorities in other countries should manage water resources collectively. If we want to increase food production through irrigation, we must use those scarce water resources well. The conservation of our water towers is another crucial thing for water security. If we come up with water towers where we can conserve the water, our country will be rich in agriculture. When it comes to rainfall harvesting, techniques should be used in all homes and even office buildings so as to conserve ground water supplies. In conclusion, the emphasis is on the need for equitable sharing of water resources, ensuring sustainability of the resources and the need to build trust and co- operation among riparian counties. There is need to protect our water resources. If we put effective management in place, this Bill will really help Kenyans. With those remarks, I support the Bill."
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