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    "id": 792060,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/792060/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mose",
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        "legal_name": "Shadrack John Mose",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance to contribute to this very important Motion. It is clear and it is a matter of common notoriety that water is life. When we say that water is life, the truth of the matter is that our country enjoys a lot of water throughout the year. When you go out of this country to other jurisdictions, you realise that many countries do not have water. What do we do with the water that we have? It is sad that when we are blessed with the resource called water, we also experience the bad side of it like this time round. If you look at what is happening in the whole country, water is ravaging this country. Water has actually drowned homesteads. I was shocked the other day to see that in North Kinangop about 30 families drowned because of water. This clearly shows us that as a country, we are not prepared to ensure that we tap the natural water that we receive so that we put it to good use. In Nyamira County where I come from, you will be shocked that there is a serious shortage of water in hotels, centres and schools. When we have a dry spell for a short period, we have serious challenges of water. The reason that we lack water is because we do not have collection points where we can store water. I urge the Government to note that we should have water collection centres. We should store or tap this water at this time when we are blessed so that we utilise it after the rains. It is normally a matter of great shame when we have this water for several days and once the rains are over, we start experiencing shortage of water. I, therefore, urge the Government to take judicial notice of the fact that this natural resource that we enjoy should not go to waste but should be collected, stored and utilised at the most appropriate time. Yesterday, I happened to have been a victim of the vagaries of those rains. I was stuck at a place called Suswa for more than 12 hours because you could not move in any direction. We were sandwiched. When we have water of that nature - as my good friend Sankok said – it should be collected and made available for use. It should be there for us to utilise. Just as the other speakers have said, we should not merely debate such a good Motion and put it in the dustbin. We should ensure that it is implemented. I support the Motion."
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