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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Affey",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 381,
        "legal_name": "Mohammed Abdi Affey",
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    "content": "“Is the Minister aware that not a single borehole has been drilled successfully in North Horr Constituency by the Minister in the last three years?” Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you look at the reports that we received from the Minister, in North Horr alone, about four boreholes were drilled. Therefore, it was evident that the job was done in North Horr. The Question further read: “What plans does the Ministry have for the development of water points in North Horr Constituency?” So, generally when the matter came for debate, there were general complaints that the distribution of boreholes was skewed and that it was not done across the country. We had an opportunity to have a session with the Minister and the officials in the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. It came to our knowledge that the Ministry did not only drill boreholes, but it drilled some in areas which did not require boreholes. Money was provided to the communities of those constituencies to access water. So, actually, it became apparent to us that we should look at the budget of the Ministry. When we talked about equal opportunities, it was evident from the Minister’s observation that it did not have to be equal. We wanted to establish whether there are constituencies in Kenya which did not receive boreholes and yet they deserved to have them. Alternatively, where there was no borehole, was money provided to the water officers in the districts in order to allow the communities to access water? Of course, we have a report here. This document provides the boreholes that were drilled and those which were actually drilled but water was not discovered. It is not our document and, as a Committee, we did not go to the constituencies and the areas to establish actually whether drilling took place. We wanted to establish from the Minister whether the facts as given to us by the Ministry are the correct ones."
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