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    "id": 792053,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Godfrey Osotsi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this important opportunity to contribute to this Motion. They say water is life because water is life-enhancing and it also has a destructive potential. We have seen during this period of heavy rains the kind of destruction water can cause. I support this Motion because it speaks to our planning systems in this country, especially city planning systems. This is because during dry spells our taps ran dry but during the rainy season, like now, we experience flooding. We also experience traffic jams and challenges like blockage of sewer systems and all that. I think this country needs to borrow from other countries that have successfully managed water drainage and storage, particularly Japan, Germany, USA, Singapore and, most importantly, Netherlands which has almost 60 per 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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