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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungatana, MGH",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to make my comments on this Motion. Those of us who come from Tana River and areas where water scarcity is a big problem, we stand with any person who talks about conservation of water resources because it is a precious commodity. I, therefore, want to stand to support this Motion that was brought by our chairman of the Energy Committee, Sen. Wamatinga and seconded by our very own Nandi warrior, Sen. Cherargei. This Motion is a technical Motion. Nonetheless, it is really touching the issue that is affecting water distribution systems. We have valued a lot in this country, the petrol and oil distribution systems, but we have not valued water distribution systems. What this motion is asking is that, let us go back to the basics and let us give due attention to the systems of distribution of water like the way we do to the oil distribution. Kenya Pipeline Corporation have a lot of investment in terms of intelligence in the management of leakages that can happen when the oil is being transmitted from one point to another. What this Motion is asking from the relevant authorities is that, let us borrow the intelligent systems of management. Just like the way they have done to the oil industry, they should do the same and apply the same technology, if not better, for water, because water is life. Water should have been, in fact, prioritized as opposed to putting so much in oil transportation and distribution as opposed to water. As we are speaking now, a lot of water is wasted when it is being moved from one point to another. The result of that is that we have shortages all over, not just in Nairobi, but even in the distribution systems within our counties, such as Tana River County. Time has come, through this Motion, to urge the relevant authorities that they should now apply their sense in putting up proper systems of management of the pipeline and waters. This is so that when water is moving from one point to another, we are able to get the full quality and value of that water when it reaches the destination point. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, intelligence technology can be applied from one point to another. Sensors can be put so that water is not lost. In case there is leakage, water leakage is detected in good time and it is corrected so that the leakages are not wasted."
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