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    "content": "in Perkera in Baringo County, Wei Wei and Kaminia in West Pokot County. It can also be done at West Kano Irrigation Scheme in Kisumu County or even the Mwea Irrigation Scheme in Kirinyaga County. Turkana County also has a very high potential for irrigation. We should consider setting up these facilities at the county level and not centralize everything in Nairobi. The benefits of this Bill far outweigh any of the issues. I am confident and hopeful that as we proceed with the process, we shall bring any necessary amendments that, maybe, would help in devolving this matter further. Irrigation and technology obviously will remain very important in enhancing food production for our country and very highly growing population due to the rise in urbanization levels in this country. I also note the integration of the irrigation scheme farmers through formation of the Irrigation Water Users Associations (IWUA) in this Bill. This will earn legitimacy and ownership of all the water usage with the farming schemes, mechanization, strategies, and product marketing. Overall, this will definitely add benefits to the farming communities of our country. Hopefully, this will also help in reducing the turf wars between the national and county governments over irrigation land. More so, community land placed under irrigation will be eliminated through this framework. The full implementation of this Bill is something that I highly support, as most of my colleagues have stated here. It will go a long way in enhancing the agro-based industries, the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), and the cottage industries that utilize the raw materials obtained from irrigation land. It will also establish and serve to drive our country to attain a high ratio of food availability per person. Ultimately, the Irrigation Bill, 2017 will help both levels of government to jointly attain the goals of Vision 2030 and the demands of the Constitution in meeting the basic needs of food provision for our citizens. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support the Irrigation Bill, 2017."
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