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    "id": 757994,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/757994/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mariru",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Patrick Kariuki Mariru",
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    "content": "I will be brief on this particular matter. I want to support the Motion. I have had occasion to read the treaty in question. This Nile River business has been there for a long time now. I remember when I was younger, I used to hear about this discussion around the countries of Uganda, Kenya, Sudan and Egypt, and the exclusive right that Egypt had on the Nile River water and the contention around it. When I was reading the Report of the Committee on this matter, I was very happy to learn that, actually, the countries around the River Nile are in agreement that there needs to be a review of the historical framework that was giving Egypt the exclusive rights to use the River Nile. I also noted that up to now Egypt has a strong sense of entitlement over this river and has refused to agree to sign this treaty. I think it is because it still holds on to the Treaty of 1908, which had given it exclusive rights. Therefore, it has refused to ratify this one. However, Kenya, Uganda and other countries have to be bold enough to say: “There comes a time when these historical frameworks have to be reviewed for the benefit of the people.”"
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