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    "id": 659267,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ababu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 108,
        "legal_name": "Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba",
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    "content": "we expedite the passing of this Bill, please, find a solution to how the waters of regional water bodies like Lake Victoria can be utilised in a manner that is absolutely beneficial to the country and to our people. Allow me to use this opportunity to request the Committee, through the able Chairperson, Amina, to urgently look into the allegations that the water levels in Lake Victoria are rising sharply because there is interference with discharge of the water through the Nile. It is a matter that may bring in the Nile Basin Authority that is responsible for the management of the Nile Basin. Ultimately, if indeed there is a construction of a dam or any facility along any point of the Nile that is interrupting the discharge of the waters from Lake Victoria which, as a consequence, is causing the waters of Lake Victoria to rise, displace our people and destroy property and homes, it is a matter of regional concern. I would wish that this Committee, through Hon. Amina Abdalla, would take the imitative to establish exactly what is going on. As I speak, I speak for many Kenyans who live along the shores of Lake Victoria all the way from Migori County, Homa Bay County, and Siaya County all through to Busia County and, specifically, Funyula and Budalangi constituencies in Busia County. Colleagues in Tanzania will also confirm that the same situation is being experienced by people living along Lake Victoria on the Tanzanian side of the Border. It is a matter of urgency. I know we are going on recess. I would have wished to bring a substantive Motion to discuss the matter but since we are going on recess, I am requesting the Committee to look into this matter. Otherwise, I support this Bill but most importantly, I support the collaborative effort between the Senate and the National Assembly to bring this Bill into being and I urge the Mediation Committee to expedite the process to ensure that this Bill is enacted as soon as we return from the one month recess. Hon. Amina Abdalla, Chairperson, I hope that the request of the people of Budalangi and the people of Kenya living along Lake Victoria will receive the due consideration of your Committee. I support."
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