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    "id": 792057,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/792057/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kiai",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Githiaka Kiai",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this Motion. Every year, in the months of April and May or thereabouts, we receive heavy rainfall throughout this country. This water drains into our rivers, lakes and oceans without us taking advantage of the same. Every year in urban centres, whenever it rains, there are always issues of clogged drainages and impassable roads. The issue of clogged drainages makes communication between one town and the other very difficult. I support this Motion because I know what we can do with the storm water that is conserved after it has been harvested. We are talking of having enough water stored in water pans, dams and tanks to ensure that it can be used during the dry season. For example, if water was to be harvested in Nairobi and put in a dam, we can recycle it for drinking or other purposes. We could also use the same water for sporting activities like fishing, boat competitions and others. We could start urban farming using this water to grow quick-growing crops like tomatoes and vegetables. It can be made mandatory that before any building is approved and put up in urban centres, one of the things it should have is a tank or some mechanism to harvest rain water and store the same to be used during the dry period. We have always talked about having a healthy population. By conserving this water and harvesting the same, we could use it for fish-farming and the like to ensure that the nutrition aspect of the population is also taken care of. The over-reliance on rainwater to grow crops is one thing that we need to look at seriously. The growing urban population and the need for water to serve that growing population has not been met with equal development to ensure that this population is served with sufficient amounts of water. One way of bridging that gap would be to ensure that any storm water or rainwater is harvested and stored to be used by this growing population. In conclusion, when you look at towns along the coastal area, you realise that they have a lot of saline water. Rarely do they have clean drinking water. I have had a chance to see people around Watamu harvesting water from tarmac roads. If we had a formula to harvest such rainwater and keep it in a clean environment, it would save such people from drinking such 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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