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    "id": 1114774,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1114774/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kisumu CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Rozaah Buyu",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Rozaah Akinyi Buyu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for this opportunity. From the onset, I would like to say that I support the Report from the Committee, of which I am a Member. Indeed, water is life. A lot of the development of our country depends on the availability of water. In the 2010 Constitution, every Kenyan has a right to clean water. This is what the policy seeks to do. It seeks to ensure that every citizen, no matter where they are, have access to clean water. The policy is cognisant of the fact that Kenya is a water-scarce country. Because of scarcity of water, a lot of conflicts arise in various parts of the country. This policy seeks to enhance different mechanisms in which water can be conserved and shared equally. We know, especially in parts where they experience droughts like in North Eastern, we have had numerous conflicts of neighbours who have otherwise lived well and in peace. However, because of the scarcity of water, they have had to fight and affect the peace of the country. This policy is trying to encourage or enhance the way different water bodies can work together in order to ensure that water supply and delivery to the people of Kenya is enhanced. We know that water is devolved, but we also know that the national Government has a role to play in ensuring that its citizens have water. The policy comes up with different ways in which the national Government and the county governments can work together to ensure that service delivery in relation to water is equitable and efficient. With those remarks, I support."
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