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    "content": "really limit what the devolved governments are able to do in order to help their people improve on food security. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think this Bill would be able to help communities when it goes down into the sub-location levels where every community has different ways on how they carry out irrigation. Where I come from, most people use flood irrigation and sometimes, excessive water in terms of irrigation increases a lot of saline and alkaline. There are various ways we need to be able to consider when debating this Bill and also coming up with various amendments to be able to help farmers and people conserve the environment. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, today I read somewhere that the Chinese government has deployed about 60,000 soldiers to go and plant trees. When you look at Narok County, a lot of trees have been destroyed. We use them for fuel. The Mau Forest has been destroyed. All the timber which probably is used in your homes for the furniture comes from there. So, I think we need to add more incentives in terms of this Bill and also when it comes to structuring on how these projects will be developed to include things like tree planting. I have planted over 30,000 trees using irrigation. I think in this country if we are able to tap the flood water which sometimes will require us to build dams, we can improve on the environment. I support this Bill, and hope that the sponsor will take into consideration the contributions by the Members of both sides; that the management of this new Bill should be focused on the county governments and not the national Government. I also would like to just contribute a little bit more on the different types of irrigation. I think it will be important that in this Bill, it narrows down - or maybe that will come up on the issue of policy - to what types of irrigation can be used in different parts of this country. There are parts where flood irrigation can work to some level, but in most parts of this country, I think if we focus on drip irrigation or new technology, it can help us to save water and guarantee that our soils will still be good to guarantee plant growth. With those few remarks, I support, albeit with amendments."
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