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    "id": 1229784,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "In this regard, Hon. Members, I wish to report to the House that my office has received a Petition from one Eng. Victor Okuna of Post Office Box 828, Migori, calling for the national Government to adopt innovative ways of addressing water problems. The petitioner notes that many Kenyans do not have access to clean and safe water in adequate quantities contrary to Article 43 (d) of the Constitution and consequently denying people their rights as stated in the same Constitution. He alleges that the current water problem experienced in the country is occasioned by lack of proper policies geared towards mitigating the crisis. Hon. Members, the petitioner, therefore, proposes that the country adopts what he considers to be a long-term solution to water shortage in the country. The petitioner claims that his proposal will create one of the avenues for mitigating the myriad challenges of climate change, create youth employment and ensure sustainable supply of water in the rural parts of the country. The petitioner further proposes that boreholes be drilled, equipped and solarised in every ward across the country every year except in the 85 wards in Nairobi County and major towns, which have water and sewerage systems. The petitioner thus prays that this House considers amending the Water Act, 2016 to provide for a Ward-Based Water Supply System. Hon. Members, having established that the matter raised in the Petition is well within the authority of this House, and further that the matters raised in the Petition are not pending before any court of law, constitutional or legal body, I hereby commit the Petition to the Public Petitions Committee for consideration pursuant to Standing Order 208A. The Committee is required to consider the Petition and report its findings to this House and to the petitioner in accordance with Standing Order 227 (2). 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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