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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mudavadi",
    "speaker_title": "The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, if I start with the issues raised by Mr. Nyamweya, they are valid. In the Statement, of course, I could not cover every detail. I want to acknowledge that the issues he raised are important. Indeed, the long and short of it is that I have also indicated in this Statement that the Ministry of Water and Irrigation is going to review the state of all its initiatives regarding water harvesting and so forth, and be able to present a report on the status that we are in and what measures they are putting in place to ensure that water is available for all Kenyans at all times. I also want to take up the issue by Mr. Ethuro and state that I think that “asking” and “directing” mean the same thing. The only thing is that we are trying to be civil in this process because the Ministry of Livestock Development will have to lay out strategies and we expect them to improve the livestock off-take this period we are entering. I also want to acknowledge that there are issues, from time to time, with the WFP in terms of how they collaborate with Ministries that deal with them like the Ministry of State for Special Programmes. Co-ordination is an issue we have to deal with constantly so that the working relationship between the WFP and the Ministry of State for Special Programmes can improve on some of the concerns that you have raised. It is important that whatever programmes that we are doing with our development partners are done in a co-ordinated manner so that there is no wastage as much as possible. I also want to acknowledge that what Mr. Linturi has raised is very important and it is a matter of serious concern because when there is a shortage of water and we do not have enough hydro power then there is need to get the expensive power from the generators. The generators are installed to try and bridge the gap. This, indeed, is an issue that would have to be addressed comprehensively by the Ministry of Energy. I know they have been trying to do so by increasing exploration of power that is generated through geo-thermal power to diversify and move away from the traditional hydro power. We want to encourage them to accelerate these programmes because those are the long-terms projects that can help us deal with the high power costs that affect people in terms of production. This causes inflationary problems."
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