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    "id": 891043,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwea, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Josphat Kabinga",
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        "id": 13441,
        "legal_name": "Josphat Kabinga Wachira",
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    "content": "Of interest is the introduction of consultations with CoG, which will slow down the implementation of the Irrigation Bill. I want to commend the Committee for rejecting this amendment. I also want to support the Committee for rejecting the expansion of the board, which would have resulted to a bloated board. The issue here is not about the expansion of the board, but introduction of people, who might not have direct interest in the implementation of the Irrigation Bill. So, I want to support the Committee on this. I hope when it goes for mediation, the Senate will find it necessary to go by the Committee of this House. I want to note that I come from a constituency with one of the largest irrigation schemes in this country namely, the Mwea Irrigation Scheme. I want to commend the Committee for having taken time to discuss and talk directly to the farmers in order to understand their challenges and issues on how to move irrigation forward in this country. So, they took their time before they brought the proposed amendments to the Bill. Therefore, from the outset, I want to reveal to our brothers in the Senate that when this goes for mediation, they should understand the Committee of this House. Again, I want to commend them because I took time last year to be with them. I want to thank the Chairman and his vice who took time to not only hear us, but to also come all the way to Mwea to understand the plight of farmers in as far as irrigation is concerned. If we introduce too much control by county governments, or the CoG, in irrigation schemes, which is a function of the national Government, we will derail implementation of the various issues concerning irrigation schemes. I, therefore, look forward to a fruitful mediation. The Senate should take note of the efforts by the Committee of this House and agree on their proposals so as to move forward. I support the Report by the Committee."
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