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    "id": 1251395,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1251395/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatinga",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13582,
        "legal_name": "Wahome Wamatinga",
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    "content": "We know that we have a lot of unemployed educated youths. We have institutions of higher learning like the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), and Dedan Kimathi University that are very advanced in technology. It is high time that we leverage the availability of technology and technical savvy young people to come up with intelligent metering systems, and intelligent water flow detecting systems. We should even go a step further and introduce innovative technology that can be founded and innovated within the country. If we do that, we will not only manage water intelligently, but also create opportunities for the young people who have the necessary academic qualifications to do that. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that will be impossible if the Government will not give incentives in terms of capital investment. It will be impossible without collaborative engagement with institutions of higher learning, which are specifically tailor-cut to address water shortage. We will be judged very harshly by the future generations, if we sit down and watch as water continues to be wasted, knowing so well that water is a scarce and vital resource that must be used prudently. We have seen it in the developed countries where they incorporate water intelligence systems in their buildings, so that you do not have running pipes when you do not need. You will find someone in the bathroom brushing their teeth for 10 minutes and all this time, the water is running. By fitting pipes with sensors using simple technology, we will save up to 70 per cent of the water that we use every morning. This is a challenge to us, a responsibility and our moral obligation to the future generations. Having spoken about leveraging on technology, it is also important that we have high level policies from the Government and multi-sectoral intervention that addresses"
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