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    "content": "The good thing about the WRA is on functions. It is developed and devolved up to the village level. We may have some difficulties with water service boards. However, that is something we can live with and correct through the legislative mechanisms in various counties depending on their usage of water. Creating another monster is a big mistake. You can see where I am driving to. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the title of is Bill is big. I have already explained why I may not be happy with this Bill. Assuming they will have a look at it, what is the function of the Authority? What shall it be? In Clause 8, there are a series of functions that it should perform, for example, develop and improve irrigation infrastructure for national public schemes. When you talk of improving the infrastructure – in any legislative process – you must look at the historical perspective. We had the Garissa irrigation programme. The engineers and developers instead of pumping water downstream, they were pumping it upstream. So, what happened in that project? It died a natural death because of wrong engineering specifications. We have the Kano Irrigation Scheme and the Mwea Irrigation Scheme where, at least, you can see some production of good quality rice coming through them. What about the multiplicity of other problems we have created for these irrigation farms? First, it is the question of production which is coming out that is not well coordinated. So, the small farmers who are involved in these irrigation schemes are hardly making their ends meet. There is also a plethora of diseases. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I remember when I was at the Ministry of Health and the University of Nairobi’s Medical School. One of the issues we had to deal with and one of my research areas was on the newly acquired preventable tropical diseases like"
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