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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Eve Akinyi Obara",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for Kabondo Kasipul",
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    "content": "As I stand here, I want to make reference to the handshake. I do not want to take the bold step made by our two leaders to reconcile this country for granted and I thank and appreciate them. As we sit here in Parliament, I think we all agree that the handshake has made a big difference in this House. The temperatures have been lowered, the environment is friendlier and we are all working together as a team. Let us thank the two leaders most sincerely for this act of selflessness. Let me go back to my constituency and make this commitment to this House. One of the core issues affecting my constituents is mainly water. In as much as it is not the mandate of the MP, I know that I have the ability. I will collaborate with concerned agencies to make sure that water is brought closer to their homes. Being a woman, I cannot underrate what water does to a community. The women and children do not have to walk long distances anymore. By the time I complete my term they will have water closer to their door steps. There is one produce that commonly comes from Kabondo Kasipul and this is the sweet potato. If you followed some newspaper articles some years back, sweet potato is part and parcel of the breakfast table of the Prince of Britain, yet the people who produce this crop do not benefit. A debe of sweet potatoes goes for Kshs.200 in Kabondo and a kilo of the same in Nakumatt, Uchumi, Tuskys or any supermarket goes for Kshs.200. This is their cash crop and the women toil day and night to produce it. We have to find a market and I will be at the forefront of finding it. I will make sure that the people of Kabondo Kasipul benefit from their labour of toiling on the land. Finally, I support the Bill being discussed here today. The first reason is because it will ensure that revenue generated is shared to benefit the communities and this is clearly defined. I also support it because there will be clear monitoring of what is extracted. Whatever comes out will be calculated and the communities will know their dues. With those many remarks, thank you once again, for giving me an opportunity to speak for the first time in this House. 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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