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    "id": 1352925,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC",
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    "content": "administration of water as a resource to facilitate counties take a firmer control. It is because of the framework of the law under the Water Act 2016 – which seems not to have transitioned completely – that we have water companies that have not yet transitioned. Assets are still owned and controlled by the water boards. You have debt secured by the boards previously existing which is a framework that has not empowered counties. Counties are operating from an unclear footing. This Senate will need to rise to the occasion and deal with these water companies so that counties take firmer control. Secondly, it is time that counties are empowered to take charge of these companies for the benefit of the people. As a result, counties can remove some of the bottlenecks in the provision of water as a service to our people. I rise to support the report fully. Lastly, is on police brutality. It is time to adopt the ‘Maraga Report’ on some of the reforms so that we deal with the questions raised. We cannot blame the police solely for some of the questions or ills we see. The plight of the police needs to be addressed by this country. Police play a central role in providing security to this country. In as much as we criticize the police for some of the excesses, the plight of the police needs to be addressed. We need to make their living conditions not only better but also address the remuneration of the police officers at least at the levels that have been proposed by the task force."
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