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    "id": 788158,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nguna",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Charles Ngusya Nguna",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. Before I embark on the business of the day, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Hon. Faith Nyenze for being elected and sworn in today as the Member of Parliament for Kitui West. She is my neighbour and I am proud of her. Her husband really championed one project in our area, which is the Bondoni-Kabati Road to be tarmacked. The best gift the Government can give to her is to tarmack that road. This Bill is in line with Vision 2030 and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It will help to deal with the food insecurity that we are experiencing. Intensified irrigation schemes will increase agricultural productivity which will have multiplier effect in our economy and in particular, increase food productivity, which will result to creation of jobs. This will then increase food security. About 80 per cent of our land is ASAL especially in Ukambani, where I come from. I would like to request that we focus more on objectivity rather than regional rewards in politics. This will ensure that we are able to feed this country fully. Most of these projects should be initiated in ASALs areas, which have increased due to the effects of climate change and land degradation by human economic factors. The Bill is so well-structured that if executed, I am sure we are going to benefit everybody in this country. I like the aspect of county participation in this Bill. We are going to see creation of the County Irrigation Development Unit and this will ensure that counties are not left out by the national Government. There is also the aspect of creating the Irrigation Development Fund, which is going to help the National Irrigation Development Authority in executing its duties. So, the structures are clear although emphasis must be given in terms of who is going to appoint who in that management. I am so excited to see the Thwake Dam Project happening in Ukambani and I know it will benefit three counties. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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