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    "id": 893372,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Langat",
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Andrew Langat",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me to also join you in welcoming the visitors who are in the gallery. I want to support the Statement by Sen. (Dr.) Ali concerning the status of the dam in Wajir County. The Committee concerned should take this Statement with a lot of seriousness. During campaigns, the President of the Republic of Kenya told us that water is very important if we are to realise the Big Four Agenda, particularly food security. However, the status of the 57 dams that were to provide a solution to the water problem and food security has turned to a political issue in this country.The Committee should give this House a comprehensive report on the status of all these dams. In fact, the Senator for Kericho County and I have been camping in the office of the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry so as to know the status of Bosto and Itare dams. We are still in the dark because we have been unable to see the CS. We are always told that he is in a meeting and we end up sitting there just to leave because we have to come here. This Committee will help get some light on what is going on by bringing a report on the status of all the dams in this country. We are at times told that the forest service has not licenced particular areas for the construction of dams. I support this Statement.Sen. Murkomen is complaining about the dams in his area and we were preparing to come up with a Statement concerning Bosto Dam. Instead of coming up with the same Statement,we would like to urge the concerned Committee to give this House a well investigated report on the status of all the 57 dams that the President had promised."
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