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    "id": 701544,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/701544/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Let me start by congratulating Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o for bringing this important Motion for Adjournment. Secondly, I wish to congratulate our party leader, the Rt. Hon. Raila Amollo Odinga, for raising this issue. He raised this issue at the national level, as an issue that concerns all Kenyans. It is an important aspect of our lives; environment and natural resources. There are two key articles that we need to put into consideration as we debate this Motion. First, our role as the Senate, under Article 96, properly contextualizes this issue to be discussed here. Therefore, it is disappointing that the other side of the House is completely empty. We are in charge of the counties as the guardian angels. Anything that happens in the county level is our concern. Secondly, Article 69 is very clear about matters natural resources. It states clearly that the exploitation, utilization, management and conservation of resources needs to be put in such a way that it accrues equitable share and benefits to all concerned, and that the issues of public participation are very key. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, looking through the way this project was implemented; initially it started with an agreement that was done on 3rd December, 2014 in Murang’a when they were thinking of the Maragwa Dam and later on when they were thinking about extraction of water and building wells. That was the way the project was initially meant to proceed. First to ensure that there were enough wells and dams that were put in place so that as the tunnel was being put into place, there would be enough water for daily use. Sen.Sijeny has expounded very clearly the use of this water. If you have rural communities who are not able to even survive because the water is being diverted without any mercy to them about how they are going to conduct their livelihoods for them and their animals, it is very disappointing. That is why from the onset, the issue of public participation was going to be very key. There was also the issue of what processes would happen, one after the other, to ensure that even if the Northern Collector Tunnel is going to be started later on, these rivers, Irati, Githii and Maragwa are going to be collected and processed to Ndaka-ini Dam. The phases of this project would be well articulated and there would be agreement. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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