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    "id": 739887,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/739887/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Njenga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Francis Kigo Njenga",
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    "content": "drought. I come from Gatundu North Constituency and my constituents and the constituents of the neighbouring Gatanga Constituency and parts of Nyandarua County have been providing most of the water that is used in this city. However, for the first time in my life, I saw people experiencing water shortage in those areas. Big rivers like Karimeno, Chania, Ndarugu and Thika dried up to tiny streams. This might mean that global warming is taking effect. So, such a Motion, if adopted and implemented, would be one major step towards ensuring that we have adequate water in this country. If this is implemented, we would enjoy the economies of scale. If the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure can partner with the National Youth Service (NYS) and such other Government institutions, we could be efficient in the usage of our resources. We enroll young people in the NYS but, after some time, they finish their programme and become idle. We then recruit more youth yet again. I think that is wastage. Why can we not create a partnership between the Ministry and NYS? We should have youth who have undergone programmes at NYS getting employed. We have companies that are doing construction work and making a lot of money in this country. Some of them are foreign-based, while others are locally-based. There are many quarries that have been left open by excavators. They pose a big risk to people living around them. I know of one big quarry in Kikuyu. There are quite a number in my constituency. If we could partner and utilize such facilities, we could enjoy adequate horizontal and vertical economies of scale for the betterment of our country. Currently, we have high levels of unemployment among the youth. They are likely to end up in alcoholism and crime. We could harvest water adequately and then engage the youth in horticultural activities. It will give returns within a short time. We need an adequate food buffer. It is unfortunate that we have a lot of wastage in this country. So, this is a Motion we cannot ignore. In fact, there are many other things that they can do. I thought the Ministry would have provided solutions to our problems. In fact, this is the time for us to think of how we can inter-marry Ministries that could work together. We should have Ministries engaging in activities that assist Kenyans. So many roads are being destroyed by rain water, including the prestigious Thika Superhighway. If you have ever driven on Thika Superhighway when it is raining, you will realize the importance of this Motion. There are sections of that highway that become impassable. I am sure if what we are proposing is implemented, our infrastructure will be maintained well and we will save a lot of resources for our country. More importantly, this country requires thinking outside the box and embracing what a country like Egypt is doing. Egypt is a desert, but it can feed its people using our water. Why can we not emulate Egypt? We have a lot of water given to us by God and we could use it to better the lives of our people. It is unfortunate that our people are starving to death and yet, we have plentiful of resources. I take this opportunity to thank the people of Gatundu North who are very good in farming. The quarries in Makwa, Kiangunu Ndarugu could be put into good use if this Motion is passed. I also want to thank them for coming out to vote for me despite what happened. I am sure they will come out in large numbers on 8th August, 2017 to vote for me and the President of my choice, Hon. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta. I support."
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