{"id":661365,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/661365/?format=json","text_counter":254,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. (Dr.) Ottichilo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":131,"legal_name":"Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa","slug":"wilber-ottichilo"},"content":"Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I want to support this amendment by the Senate and also the endorsement by the Committee. This is a very innovative proposal because most of our water resources are not conserved. WRMA gives licences for exploitation but not for conservation. As a result, most of our rivers have dried and most catchment areas have been destroyed. Therefore, we are running a major risk of having water becoming deficient in many areas of the country."}