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    "id": 95646,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/95646/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Ngilu",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Water and Irrigation",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 111,
        "legal_name": "Charity Kaluki Ngilu",
        "slug": "charity-ngilu"
    },
    "content": "Š The cost benefit analysis of the Chemususu and Masinga dams are as follows. Chemususu cost Kshs4.862 billion in 2009 and the water volume is 11.5 million meter cubed. The cost per cubic meter is Kshs422 and the purpose is domestic water supply. The Masinga Dam was constructed at a cost of Kshs1.5 billion in 1975. Had it been done last year, it would have cost Kshs73 billion. The water volume of Masinga Dam is 1.56 trillion liters. The cost per cubic meter was Kshs0.96 at that time. Today it would have cost Kshs46.79 per cubic meter. The water is for power generation and also domestic water supply. The cost per cubic meter of water is not the only indicator of how viable a project is as a better cost benefit analysis will include social economic analysis like percentage of reduction of waterborne diseases; reduced time to access water for domestic use especially for women and the girl child; irrigation; livestock use; the number of people employed directly during and after reconstruction and the industrial economic development due to availability of water in the area. This project is situated in a semi-arid area where there are no other water sources. The project costs are, therefore, justified since it will provide domestic water to over 500,000 needy people."
}