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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Ali",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I wish to second the Motion by stating that water is life, as it has been said. The story that goes around is that if we will have the Third World War, then water might be the cause. Water is becoming scarce in the universe because of the rising human population. Population is increasing and the water levels are going down. As has been stated earlier, taking a local example of Wajir, we used to have the shallow wells where we went just six feet to get water. However nowadays, even if you go you 15 feet you still cannot get water. That is the way things are everywhere. We know well the issues that are going on in Africa, especially in the River Nile. The Egyptians and Sudanese have been surviving on the River Nile for many years. However, everyone needs that water, including people from East Africa. There was a big crisis when Egypt wanted to invade Ethiopia. We also know what Brazil is doing with the Amazon River and with the deforestation of the Amazon Forest; water levels will go down. This will cause climate change and a lot of problems. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, water is important. For example, the Seven Forks Falls released a lot of water downstream, and people suffered as a result of the flooding. We, therefore, need to do more in terms of disaster management and water restoration. We need to have dams all over the country, so that our water levels can increase and help people in the dry rural areas. With those few remarks, Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir, I beg to second."
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