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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungatana, MGH",
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    "content": "which is our neighbour, or they will take you to Garissa. Those are not referral hospitals. However, because of the degraded situation of the hospitals, that is the current situation. This Bill seeks to force county governments to treat healthcare as a socio- economic right that must be guaranteed by the counties. It is not only in Tana River, but also in other counties. This Bill will force governors in various counties to make sure that socio-economic rights of the people are not degraded and forgotten. It includes accessibility to adequate housing. Adequate housing is a problem, especially in urban areas. This Bill will force counties to start thinking about real provision of housing for their people and how our people who are living in various counties are going to be housed. This Bill will force counties to capture the need for housing our people in their development plans. It will force them to think about the right of housing in the long term. We see that happening in the European or American countries and even some more advanced nations in other parts of the world. When you plan for a county or state, you are forced to even plan for new housing, new cities and new amenities for people in advance because you look at the statistics of the birth rates. This is one of the laws that will force planning to take housing into account. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, reasonable standards of sanitation must be guaranteed by all county governments under this law. If you go to many parts of the nation, including major cities and the capital city of this country, sanitation is a problem. It is not only a problem in major cities, but also in cities, urban centres and municipalities such as the Hola Municipality and others. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when it rains in Tana River County, water cannot move and houses are so close. There is no proper sanitation system. We appreciate the World Bank (WB) grant that has been given and is being applied in various municipalities, including Hola Municipality. That grant is the first attempt at trying to set up proper sanitation systems. This Bill will force the county governments to think about sanitation in terms of planning in the allocation of resources and reasonable standards of clean, safe water in adequate quantities. Many counties suffer water shortages, inadequate or unsafe water facilities. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I can say with authority that in Tana River County, the Tana River Water and Sewerage Company (TAWASCO) has failed the people. People go without water for many days and when the bills come, they come as though people have been collecting and receiving water throughout. They supply the same water from River Tana and the water that comes from your tap is brown. It becomes very difficult for the people to be sure that the water they are receiving is clean and safe. This Bill addresses itself to standards of water that is provided to the people. It forces county governments such as mine and others to think about putting proper money and reticulation systems, that the water they are providing to the people in our 47 counties is safe and meets hygienic standards that can support proper life in their counties."
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