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    "id": 1279903,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, the water issue is central to people's livelihood. Since Independence, we have been told water is life. We cannot treat such an important Bill casually. So, we cannot contribute and let the people know what we are talking about. To understand, Article 43 of the Constitution made water one of the social and economic values or expectations of the people of Kenya. So, the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining should be courteous, allow Members to ventilate, and let them go on record. At Independence, we were told that the Government was supposed to provide water, yet 60 years later, water availability in this country is still deficient. People trek long distances in many constituencies, villages, and areas looking for water. I had an opportunity to go to North Eastern, and if you see the number of donkey caravans looking for water, it is heart- rending and a shame. I come from Funyula Constituency, which borders Lake Victoria. Still, my constituency and Busia County are water deficient simply because the national Government and county government do not have adequate resources to invest in waterworks. That is why, from where I stand, I support this amendment that allows for PPP or even Public-Public Partnership (PuP) to ensure there is water that goes to the various Kenyan homes wherever they are. A major concern is where a private sector provider is in it for business and profit, unlike a public sector. The only cause for concern is two things will arise: the tariffs for delivery to individual households might go higher and make the product unaffordable, but on the contrary, if the regulations are very tight, we will not get efficient Public-Private partnerships. We will still not solve the problem we are talking about here. That is why it is important that the committee, as they retreat to do their amendments, must look at both sides of the coin. How do 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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