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    "id": 788181,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lentoimaga",
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        "legal_name": "Alois Musa Lentoimaga",
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    "content": "in knowing what is going on. Otherwise, if we do without consultations, then we will run a risk of not even completing the kind of projects we want to do. To make it worse, we who come from northern Kenya, one big disease that has killed our development initiatives is centralisation. Projects are designed here in Nairobi and pushed to us through our throats without us being asked what we need and what we wanted to do. If this Bill is going to ensure that there is consultation, then it will help us to assist our people to get solutions and make decisions. The other issue is dispute resolution. Of course, many people can complain. You know everybody in this country is so litigious. Every time, people run to court. The other day, I saw the CS talking about somebody who has more than 50 orders. So, this construction should be done to avoid such kind of situations where people run to court. There is the issue of periodic audit. I support the Bill because there is a provision for auditing irrigation schemes and every other thing that is done. I support it because of that issue. Finally, some of those authorities are only based in Nairobi. When I visited India, I saw an authority like this one has offices in almost every county. It is an amorphous, big, authoritative and strong authority. This authority should not be based in Nairobi alone. Maybe during the Committee of the whole House, we will propose an amendment to ensure that it is a regional Authority like the Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB) that has regional offices. It needs to be decentralized, so that it benefits people in many ways. When we put it in Nairobi, only people from there will be employed in that Authority. But when there is a branch in Nanyuki or Maralal, we can employ a messenger there. This needs to be put in place as we go to the Committee of the whole House stage of the Bill. With those very many remarks, I support this Bill. I hope it will change the lifestyle and food production across the breadth and width of this country."
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