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    "id": 704520,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/704520/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kivuti",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 55,
        "legal_name": "Lenny Maxwell Kivuti",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, starting with Sen. Njoroge’s request, I have no quarrel with that because I know mega dams is a programme which is enshrined in the Vision 2030. I can even state that my Embu County will benefit from such dams. These projects are intended to limit the amount of water that goes to the Indian Ocean as waste. The Government intends to harness and collect all the rain water from all the mountains and valleys to the main dams. Mr. Speaker, Sir, recently, we passed the Water Bill which has a whole section on how to deal with water collection into dams and how it will be managed to benefit Kenyans. Having said that, I think Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale really needed not a statement but attachment of the documentation such as documents of public participation and the report which was interrogated and even debated by the County Assembly of Murang’a. Maybe he might also need the HANSARD from the County Assembly of Murang’a. I do not see anything wrong with providing such documentation but I do not think it will add value to the contents of what is being reported. If so directed, the paperwork can also be availed. However, I think we need to look at the real cause and how we should address the real issue. If it is addressed equitably, there is no need of asking for bunches of papers. Having said that, the cost---"
}