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    "id": 811755,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/811755/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David ole Sankok",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 221,
        "legal_name": "Maina Kamanda",
        "slug": "maina-kamanda"
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    "content": "It is pathetic to hear a statement that Migingo belongs to Kenya, but the water belongs to Uganda. This statement is irrational, retrogressive, unpalatable and ignominious. As a country, did we respond to that statement by a Head of State from another nation? He took this country for granted. Therefore, I call upon the leadership of this nation to address this issue once and for all because it is affecting Kenyans. I heard Hon. Opiyo invoking ethnic names and this did not augur well because this issue affects all Kenyans. Even if we do not border the lake region, we are also affected just like our brothers. When we start invoking ethnic groups, very soon, we will say the Nilotes are the ones being affected. Let us treat this issue as a national matter. Hon. Mbui was a bit bitter because of what happened during the demonstrations. He belongs to my club because he was temporary disabled. That bitterness should not be brought here because this is a national issue and it should be addressed that way. As your chairman, I will call you aside and ask you to keep that bitterness aside so that we can address national issues as matters affecting our nation. About 60 per cent of the waters in Lake Victoria originate from Kenya. Yet, according to the boundaries, we have the smallest chunk of it. We have never complained to Uganda because they have the largest chunk and they contribute nothing to the lake. They only drain the Lake. Neither have we complained to Tanzania that we contribute more than them yet they have a larger chunk. If this issue is not addressed the soonest, the citizens of this country will say that the amount of water we contribute should be commensurate to the amount of the lake we should own. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support the Motion."
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