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    "id": 808870,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Chrisantus Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Under Article 95 of the Constitution, the National Assembly deliberates on and resolves issues of concern to the people. These are issue like floods. I want to thank Hon. Wario for bringing this matter to the House. Indeed, we know that we have some money for emergencies at the county and national level. This money is supposed to be used when it comes to mitigating such issues. The KenGen is supposed to have been proactive by looking at the weather patterns and liaising with the weather forecast department so that they could project whether the dam could hold certain volumes of water. This was professional negligence and KenGen must be held responsible. As I speak, the MD, KenGen, should step aside. People have lost their lives and properties and she is smiling in the office. This is not acceptable. Before they made any decision to release the water downstream, they must have done an environmental impact analysis which is supposed to evaluate the situation economically, technically and socially. The buck stops at the CEO. She must step aside. People have lost lives because of her negligence. Parliament must pronounce itself on this. This is a serious matter and the victims must be compensated. The issue should not only be dealt with by the Departmental Committee on Energy because this is a multisectoral issue. It also affects the environment and finance. The issues of finance will enable 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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