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    "id": 951501,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/951501/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
        "slug": "kipchumba-murkomen"
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    "content": "On the issue of over pricing and the proposed down-scaling of Arror Dam, we are aware that two independent studies done in 2012 by NTN of Iran and in 2013 by WAPCOS, a state owned engineering agency of the Government of India, placed the cost of Arror multipurpose dam at Kshs29.7billion and Kshs30.2 billion respectively. The Technical Committee has now proposed to scale down Arror by 40 per cent from a 96 metre to 60 metre dam at a construction cost of Kshs15.4 billion. The Petitioners wonder whether the Kshs15.4 billion includes costs of design, financing and insurance. The non-availability of this information means that the Petitioners and Kenyans are not in a position to determine whether any cost saving will be realised. Instead, what is clear to the Petitioners is that the proposed-scaling down of the dam from 96 metres to 60 metres compromises the long term objective of the project namely, maximum water harvesting and storage necessary for ensuring sustainable provision of water even during prolonged future droughts. THAT the petitioners believe that there are serious constitutional and legal violations that emanate from the Technical Committee’s report. These violations touch on among others matters, infringement of human rights of the people of Elgeyo-Marakwet County. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
}