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    "id": 1094079,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1094079/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "The issue of water resource has been very important. This is the resource that is readily available, but rarely accessible to some Kenyans even in this city. In this city, to get access to clean water for three days a week is still a big challenge. Access to clean water is provided for under Article 43 of the Constitution. You remember the issue of building a tunnel from Murang’a to the city. That has been the biggest fight. The County Government of Murang’a wants money to be paid. So, this Bill captures the imagination of Murang’a County. For example, the water that is supplied to Uasin Gishu County comes from Chebara Dam, which is in Elgeyo-Marakwet County. There has always been a fight between the host county and the county that is consuming the water. Therefore, this is a critical Bill especially on the definition of benefit sharing aspect. There is also the issue of industrial fishing in areas of Lake Victoria. We are aware that there are countries who are taking advantage by having fishing equipment that harvests everything. When we destroy the marine and the biodiversity of our oceans, we threaten their lives and survival in the future. Madam Temporary Speaker, we need to harness wind and solar energy. I remember that at one point Sen. Halake brought an issue on increase of taxation on solar energy. We should move to greener energy. The issue of revenue has been emotive. The Senates took quite a number of months disagreeing on the best formula on how to share resources. Yours truly was on the onslaught for the one man, one vote, one shilling formula while others were in team Kenya. I do not know whether Team Kenya has mutated to One Kenya Alliance. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jr. should have been here to tell us more. Madam Temporary Speaker, there are some people who might not be elected to this House because of that. This is because we share bursaries and other things in the counties."
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