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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand to support this Motion, though with a heavy heart. For us to have come to this House yesterday and to have a Motion of Adjournment today is a clear indication of disorganization in some quarters. We have all left our work because we were not just sitting at home. We had taken off to do business in our constituencies only to be called back for a few minutes. To spend public money for the sitting allowances and not transact much business is regrettable at this time when we are talking about the drought. We ask for organization from the side of the Government and call upon my good friend, the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs, Mr. M. Kilonzo, who is not here, to advise the Government properly next time. I am not sure but I take it that on 1st February, up to which we will adjourn, the business will be sorted out. If it is not, we will bash the same side of the Government as we are doing today. Probably, we will do it much more. Having said that, I want to talk about two issues which are very pertinent. The first issue is about the drought. I wanted to contribute to this earlier but I could not get time. I can now contribute to the issue since I have the time. I was looking at a country like Egypt. I had a chance to go there recently and saw the lifeline of Egypt. It is the River Nile which comes from East Africa. I think we have a share of River Nile because we contribute water to Lake Victoria. The country is perpetually in drought, if we consider drought to be dryness. However, as we talk, the people of Egypt have enough to put on their plates and even to export. If we compare that with the situation of the Government of Kenya, you will see that it is disorganized. Do not be disorganized. This time when you called us, you had no business to transact. Organize your house so that the floods in Budalangi are not going to ask for our reaction. We must be proactive this time. What will we do? What will the Government do to contain the floods in a positive way? That water, instead of destroying the lives of innocent people, should be planned for well in advance to produce food or any other activity that can address the issue of drought. The same applies to Tana River. The waters of Tana River are always flowing into the Indian Ocean as we watch. There is not much we are doing at the Tana River. Later on, we will start crying about the drought. What are we doing with the water that we receive by virtue of our location, being near the equator - free of charge - and yet, we are letting it go? Finally, it is time for the Government and, especially, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation and related Ministries to put in place strategies and plans at the forefront. Let us not react. Let us be proactive. Allow me to address one issue. I hope that the Attorney-General is listening because he was consulting loudly. Allow me to ask the Attorney-General and the relevant arms of the Government to operationalize and actualize the Copy Right Act. We have so many artists and many musicians who come from Limuru and other parts of Kenya."
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