{"id":1229790,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1229790/?format=json","text_counter":23,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kitui South, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. (Dr) Racheal Nyamai","speaker":{"id":13374,"legal_name":"Richard Ken Chonga Kiti","slug":"richard-ken-chonga-kiti"},"content":" Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I support this Petition, which seeks to have the Water Act amended so that it focuses on the counties. There is a severe drought in the country, and more so in the areas where some of us come from – the lower Eastern part of the country that comprise Kitui, Machakos and Makueni counties. People walk long distances searching for water because of the severe drought. So, I would like to encourage the Public Petitions Committee to give a hand on this Petition and support it so that the engineer who has brought it to this House can have an opportunity to have a good a report which will enable the Water Act to be amended to focus on the wards. 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."}