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    "id": 719270,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Korir",
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        "legal_name": "Wesley Kipchumba Korir",
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    "content": "be of great assistance to this nation. Otherwise, if they are brought to the national Government, we will not access them. It will also be very good to have people studying hydrology as a career. We know many youth are looking for jobs in this country. This is, indeed, a job opportunity. By passing this Bill, we are opening job opportunities for the youth. I urge our institutions of higher learning to offer courses in hydrology. For one to be an assistant hydrologist one needs to have a diploma or an equivalent qualification in hydrology. So, the Technical Training Institutes (TTIs) and polytechnics should introduce hydrology courses. We need people with degrees in hydrology so that we diversify. I hope this Bill will help us get a solution to our water problems. Hydrologists do not deal with drilling of water only. They also find new sources of water and ensure that it is not polluted. We have many shallow wells dug in the villages and most of them are contaminated. Children get sick of typhoid because of drinking contaminated water. Hydrologists will ensure that the water is tested. That is the more reason we need to have them in every county government. Every county government should be asked if these people have been registered with the national Government or by the Board and its approval should be sent to them. Counties should be able to hire hydrologists to deal with the waters in their constituencies. This will enable us prevent waterborne diseases and help in finding water. We have a lot of water but we are not protecting our water masses. There is a lot of pollution going on in the world. It is the work of hydrologists to help us in finding ways to protect the water masses. We have Cherangany Hills which is one of the biggest sources of water in this country. Right now, there is a lot of deforestation happening there, and we need to protect them. This will only happen when we have these people whose job is to make sure that they identify sources of water in this country and come up with solutions to protect them and report to the Ministry the sources which are being misused and are disappearing. Therefore, we will protect our water and give it to the people because it is not a privilege but a right for every Kenyan and every person in this world. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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