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    "id": 64903,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/64903/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Waititu",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Water and Irrigation",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 147,
        "legal_name": "Ferdinand Ndung'u Waititu",
        "slug": "ferdinand-waititu"
    },
    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The discharge of River Omo is about 20 billion cubic meters per year and contributes 90 per cent of Lake Turkana waters. River Turkwel discharges 0.25 million cubic meters per year while Kerio River discharges 193.47 cubic meters per year. River Kawalase is a seasonal river which flows only during rainy seasons around Loima Hills. (b) My Ministry, through the Rift Valley Water Services Board have designed a project to abstract water from River Turkwel to serve Lokichar, Katilu, Kalimorok, Kakong and Nakabosan areas of Turkana County at a cost of Kshs243 billion. The project will involve putting over 60 hectares of land under irrigation, supplying over 80,000 people with domestic water and over 500,000 livestock. This will enhance economic benefit to the people of Turkana County. My Ministry will seek funds from the Exchequer, so as to start the project during the next financial year. This is one of the priority projects in Turkana County during the financial year 2011/2012. (c) My Ministry, through the Rift Valley Water Services Board, is preparing a masterplan on how to utilize water from River Turkwel, Kerio and Kawalase rivers, ground and service water sources for implementation under IGAD Infrastructure Investment Initiative to benefit the people of Turkana County. River Omo does not flow into Kenya’s mainland as it enters Lake Turkana at the border with Ethiopia. However, my Ministry, working with other Government departments, is in consultation with the Government of Ethiopia to establish a joint commission to oversee the exploitation of rivers flowing into Lake Turkana, including River Omo, in order to ensure sustainable development and conservation. On the establishment of Lake Turkana Basin Development Authority, my Ministry has no mandate to establish such an authority as this is under the Ministry of Regional Development Authorities."
}