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    "id": 542288,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/542288/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mohamed Diriye",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 2995,
        "legal_name": "Diriye Abdullahi Mohamed",
        "slug": "diriye-abdullahi-mohamed"
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    "content": "THAT, the Water Resources Management Authority has been issuing permits for the extraction and abstraction of water in the upstream of Ewaso Nyiro River without due consideration of the procedure outlined in Section 29 (4) of the Water Act, 2002. THAT, by so doing, the Authority has deliberately given priority to agricultural, Industrial and other non-domestic uses of water instead of giving precedence to domestic use as set out in Section 32(2) of the Act. THAT, in this regard the Authority has acted in abdication of its solemn duty of ensuring equitable use of water resources in the Ewaso Nyiro North River Basin, thereby jeopardising livelihoods of downstream users in Wajir County. THAT, even though the dire shortage of water resulting from flawed issuance of water usage permits upstream to users, has been raised to the Water Resources Management Authority, no remedial measures have been initiated by the Authority. THAT, the issues raised in this Petition are not pending before any court of law, administrative tribunal, constitutional or legal body. Therefore, your humble Petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources:- i) investigates circumstances under which the water Resources Management Authority has been issuing water extraction and abstraction permits to upstream users in breach of Sections 29(4) and 32 (2) of the Water Act, 2002; and, ii) intervenes with the relevant authorities to ensure that any permits issued contrary to provisions of the Water Act, 2002 are revoked forthwith with a view to alleviating the acute water shortage caused to downstream users."
}