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    "speaker_name": "Kisumu West, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Rozaah Buyu",
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    "content": "discovered that this is just another model of ensuring that every Kenyan gets this safe water adequately. I agree fully and support this amendment. We know that water is an issue. We know that water is inadequate even though we say 72 per cent of Kenyans or the country have some water. We also know that water is underfunded. Given that every Kenyan needs this water, we support it when the government looks for opportunities to ensure that water is as widespread as where Kenyans live. That makes me support this amendment. Another point I looked at that made me a bit hesitant was the fact that water is devolved. I initially thought this amendment would bring the national and county governments to collision. Having interrogated the amendment, there is no way the national Government can usurp the powers of county governments in the provision of water or the function of water. The eventual distribution of this water to the end consumer will lie with county governments. In its role to ensure all Kenyans have water, the national government would only be producing water or enabling it to be produced in bulk so that county governments get water to distribute or sell to the people of Kenya. My biggest worry was if we amend and introduce PPP, what would be the end cost to the consumer? I was worried that it would make water costlier than it is, just like our electricity is getting way beyond the Kenyan consumer. However, I was convinced that the water regulatory body would still be in place to regulate and ensure that the price of water is still kept within its limits. For those reasons, as a Member of this Committee, I fully support this Amendment. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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