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    "id": 1251481,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1251481/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abass",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abass Sheikh Mohamed",
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    "content": "Currently, if you see what is going on in Nairobi City County through the rivers flowing, it is more or less sewage. The same water is being used by many people in Kiambu County who cannot afford water for domestic use. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is necessary to have systems that can purify and conserve water. If you go to homes, as you have seen it, water is wasted so much, and we do not even have the water itself. In Nairobi City County, most people are now drilling boreholes. We are debating on the underground water. So, the subsidised water is actually depleted, it is scarce and we are cutting all our trees. It is the trees that are helping to at least give us a better environment. The water that flows through the forest gets purified by the trees. Carbon dioxide is being released and water becomes clean. Therefore, if you have this system there, we will be able to have clean water in place. Apart from not having intelligent systems, we do not have the water now. Water is becoming a problem in this country. If you go to my place, we are making water tracks after every three months. This time, we had very good rainfall, but we did not have water harvesting. The water drains to the oceans and seas. There were no conservative measures. It is not only having intelligent systems for water use but also water conversation. We need to conserve rainwater. We need to have water harvesting systems for every building so that at least we can be able to minimize the water that we are using from water sources and rivers. If you have big tanks, we can capture the raindrops, we will be having more water in Nairobi. As it is, water is life. We need to incorporate it into our curriculum in schools. We must be able to teach our young ones the essence of having and conserving water. It is not only having the systems but also conservation. Water harvesting is a very important thing. I know we have a water harvesting institution, one of the parastatals but I do not know what they normally do. Everybody should be compelled to harvest water in his/her house. If you do not do that, then this country will not be able to have sufficient water and we cannot be able to sustain ourselves. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, one other thing that I have been hearing is that in most developed countries, people do not waste water. Even the sewage water is being recycled. Sewage water is being recycled and used for other domestic uses. I am told China uses it even for drinking. I think this country has a problem. We have the plan, the system, and the knowledge. The problem is, the programs for implementing water harvesting, purification, and systems are not in place. As a result, we are having water scarcity very soon. You know how things are in Northern Kenya. There are many animals that died because of lack of water. We are using irrigation, but we do not take care of our irrigation systems. We just waste a lot of water. There are a lot of runoffs. It is high time that we conserve water. For us to have proper water intelligence systems, it should be conditional and we should be compelled."
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