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    "id": 93274,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/93274/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Duale",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Livestock Development",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
        "slug": "aden-duale"
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    "content": "I would also like to name and thank, on behalf of the people of Dujis and northern Kenya, a number of international organizations that supported the Ministry of Water and Irrigation and Northern Water Board to supply water and help the Ministry to fulfill its mandate. Among these is Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) that did a major sewerage plant in my constituency in collaboration with the Government. The others are Swedish Government and Care International through the Global Water Initiative. All these partners supported the good work the Minister for Water and Irrigation does. However, a number of challenges that need to be raised include inadequate access to clean water for both domestic and livestock consumption among the pastoral communities mainly during the dry period. There is also poor management of the existing water works. We have boreholes that are old and in a state of disrepair. We have dams and water pans that have silted and end up reducing the water holding capacity. Above all, there is rampant contamination of water in the northern part of this country due to the quality of water. Water in dams and pans is contaminated by both human and animal waste."
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