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    "id": 1114762,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Maara, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kareke Mbiuki",
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    "content": "1. The Sessional Paper No.1 of 1965 on African Socialism and its application to planning in Kenya, which identified three development priorities for the country, including ending poverty, ignorance and disease. The Policy underpinned the importance of water through conservation and protection of water sheds from destruction. 2. Sessional Paper No.1 of 1999 on National Policy on Water Resource Management and Development, formulated to promote the sustainable development and management of the water sector through institutional arrangement and financing. 3. The Water Act, 2002, which focuses on the decentralisation of water services and separating water policy formulation from the management of water resources and provision of water and sanitation services. 4. Further to the enactment of the Constitution in 2010, it represented a milestone in the water sector reforms through the introduction of the various human rights that integrated it to the water sector, including the right to clean and healthy environment and the right to reasonable standards of sanitation under Articles 42 and 43 respectively. Formulation of the Water Policy is a panacea to the threat and challenges facing the sector as it provides contemporary, effective and efficient water resource delivery and sanitation. The policy framework aims to accelerate the reengineering of the water sector by providing clarity on the mandate and consolidates the laws of the various sector actors, including the national Government and county governments. The development of the Water Policy is informed by new developments in the sector as well as the need to align the sector’s legislation to the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and other policies, including the Vision 2030 and review of the Water Act, 2002. The Committee undertook various public participation exercises in keeping with the Constitution. The Committee conducted public participation pursuant to Article 118(1)(b) of the Constitution and Standing Order No.127(3), and received written memoranda and oral submissions from the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation. The submission by the Ministry acknowledges the need for a structured framework for developments supporting legislation and a regulatory framework for the water sector to maximise resource use and enhance value addition in the implementation of water regulation and management measures. Therefore, the Committee is seized of the proposals in the National Water Policy 2021, and has made its recommendations accordingly. What does the Policy seek to resolve? The Sessional Paper on the Water Policy purposes to mitigate the challenges and threats facing the water sector by ensuring that coordination and accelerated partnerships are mainstreamed in the management and provision of water resources to enhance protection of watersheds and other catchment areas in the country. The Policy focuses on critical components of water resource management and the exploration framework that inspires confidence and captures the aspirations of Kenyans and the responsibility of everyone in protecting water catchment areas. The Policy seeks to guide the achievement of sustainable management, development and use of water resources in Kenya. It provides a framework for sustainable management and financing of water resources, water harvesting and storage for equitable, efficient and universal access to water supply and reasonable standards of sanitation for domestic and economic use, as well as the ecosystems’ sustenance. Further, the Policy seeks to align the water sector to the Constitution of Kenya, especially with respect to the establishment of mechanisms to guide intergovernmental and institutional The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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