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    "id": 774935,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support this Bill and say that it is long overdue. There is a lot of arable land in our country, Kenya. However, the major challenge is that we have been relying on rain-fed agriculture. You do realise that with climate change, of late we are having very unpredictable seasons. For example, right now we are having a lot of drought and sometimes when there is rain there is a lot of flood water that comes to destroy the few crops that have been gown. In this case, if an irrigation Bill was already in place under proper policy, I think we would be able to harvest this water and use it in the proper manner. I realise that Kenya has been relying on this for a long time and this has forced our country to be searching for food elsewhere to feed its population. Secondly, agriculture has been our major backbone in the economy which has not only been feeding into the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) but also assisting in 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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