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    "id": 774931,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Irrigation Bill, 2017 albeit with some amendments. This Bill is timely and wants to repeal the Irrigation Act, Cap 387. Technology has evolved and given us various ways of using water efficiently to guarantee plant growth. Every year we have floods in Narok County where I come from. I would propose that this Bill be amended to include aspects on how we can harvest rain water so that we can use it for irrigation purposes. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have noted in the engagements built in the Senate Bill Digest that a lot of powers have been given to the national Government. It begs the question as to why agriculture is devolved yet the decision on this Bill will heavily be made by the national Government. I think it is imperative that we look at the administrative structure to be really focused on the devolved government from the county levels. This is because it is where people on a daily basis are faced with big challenges such as drought. If we wait for The National Government to come up with policies for the entire structure of the National Irrigation Development Authority (NIDA) which the Bill proposes to set up, it will then The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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