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    "id": 1279879,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1279879/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Water (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.33 of 2023) be now read a Second Time. Hon. Deputy Speaker, this Bill actualises what the President spoke to during the State of the Nation Address in September 2022 when he called upon the House to help the Government actualise the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) funding model for the water sector. Kenya is a water-deficient country. It is among the water-scarce countries in the world, with slightly above 40 million people who cannot access clean drinking water. We have challenges with sewer systems around the cities. I am happy the Member of Parliament for Nairobi County, Hon. Passaris, is in the House this evening. Nairobi is one of the areas where people not only lack clean drinking water in their residences but also experience sewer management problems. Sewer management is a problem in our cities and across the country. The provision of water and sewer resources is a capital-intensive exercise. Governments around the world cannot fund clean drinking water and sewer services to their own people with their own resources. Over the years, governments have continued to borrow 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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