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    "id": 792029,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. ole Kenta",
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        "legal_name": "Richard Moitalel ole Kenta",
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    "content": "Most of it is caused by the soil erosion caused by the mining of sand in those areas. It is also because of the destruction of the forest along Mt. Longonot. So, until and unless we protect our forests, there is no way we can contain that water. If we do not elect professional managers for a place like Nairobi… If we are going to always elect political managers, then I can assure you there is nothing we can do for this country. It will get worse by the year and by the day. So, we need to look into the issue of the managers of our counties, cities and resources. What is ailing Kenya is the misapplication of resources and the wrong priorities. Kenya would be a wonderful country if we could only divorce politics from development. For example, we have a good environment as far as tourism and farming are concerned. However, we are importing grains from the neighboring countries and fake fertilizers for our farmers just because a few corrupt elements must benefit in this country. Unless we change our moral outlook and society’s moral fabric, I can assure the Members of Parliament that we are doing nothing in this country. We are hearing the cry of farmers from all over. Be it rice farmers in Mwea, maize farmers from the Rift Valley or barley farmers in Narok. The cry is that they have nowhere to sell their crops. So, even if we have all the water in this world but our farmers are not benefitting, then we are doing nothing. I was in the last Parliament and I was in the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. We allocated a lot of money for water, but we were forced to give it to the National Youth Service (NYS). Instead of us having the dams, it ended up in people’s pockets. What is worrying some of us is that the people who were castigating the so-called “cat walkers” are now together with them. So, if that is the way we are going as a country, we are headed nowhere. So, I support the Motion. We need to irrigate our farms, raise our livestock and save lives. Somebody said water is life but, in Kenya, it is becoming death. Our people are dying by the dozens and floods are affecting everybody. So, I urge my colleagues here to look at this country as ours. We are the third arm of the Government. Let us ensure that the Government implements what we pass in Parliament. Let us not be subservient to the Executive because that is what is ailing this country. I beg to support. Thank you."
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