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    "id": 1372585,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "My third point is that there is nothing unusual about this Bill because I have studied it carefully. It seeks to ensure that each and every Kenyan gets access to water. I remember we had an issue with the Murang’a Water Tunnel that was supposed to supply water for domestic and industrial use in this city. One of the biggest challenges in Nairobi City County and other major towns in this country is access to clean and safe water. Almost 80 per cent of diseases are water- borne diseases, which are as a result of consumption of dirty water. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, a law that seeks to ensure that Kenyans access clean and safe water should be encouraged. From my reading, this Bill seeks to bring back PPPs. The Government is not in the business of doing business. The definition under Clause 2 gives contracting authority to both national and county governments. Nowadays, we have the County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee (CPISFC), which investigates water companies and non-revenue companies; how those companies are run and the waterworks. We need to be more careful. We know that most water companies in the counties are managed properly. Most of them are run down, yet they collect a lot of revenue which we call non-revenue water. There are usually many challenges with our water companies, especially at the county level. One of the best-ranked companies in the country is Eldoret Water and Sanitation (ELDOWAS) Company. However, when you look at Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (Nairobi Water), Tanathi Water Works Development Agency (TAWWDA), Lake Victoria North Water Works Development Agency (LVNWWDA), Lake Victoria South Water Works Development Agency (LVSWWDA) and many other companies and water works just waste a lot of our money. I can see the immediate former Uasin Gishu Governor is excited that I have mentioned ELDOWAS. He might have an input in the proper running of that water company. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, what we need to do as a country is to stop these waterworks being so many for nothing. LVNWWDA are just employment bureaus. The assets they own are disastrous. They are only gobbling our resources. Even their assets are most of the ongoing concerns in this country. For example, part of my county Nandi is in the LVNWWDA region, but we are yet to see substantive fruits. When you go to their offices in Kakamega County, which encompasses several counties, it is sad, but you can only speak one local language. They can do an Annual General Meeting (AGM) or management meeting in one language. We have seen North Rift Valley Water Works Development Agency (NRVWWDA), (LVNWWDA) and all these including TAWWDA have continued to become bastions of corruption."
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