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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when Masinga Dam was established over 30 years ago, it had two major functions. The first one was to generate power, which it does very well. Secondly, it was to be a holding reservoir for the other dams downstream. Of necessity, it was also supposed to be a source of water for irrigation for local inhabitants. However, the Tana and Athi River Development Authority (TARDA); the body owning and managing the Dam has not only refused to allow the people of Masinga to get water for irrigation in their farms, but it has also denied them drinking water. Therefore, the people of Masinga, where the dam is located, have been given a raw deal. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am addressing a professor of international law. We had a lot of international legal issues with regard to the Nile Treaty of 1929. I need to add my voice and say that we have allowed a lot of latitude to the Egyptian Government by even invoking environmental diplomacy in resolving the Nile Treaty of 1929. As a historian, I have read this agreement very well, article by article and there is absolutely nothing which prevents Kenya from using the waters of Lake Victoria."
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