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    "id": 1372616,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
        "slug": "erick-okongo-mogeni"
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    "content": "You go to Israel, they recycle water. The water that you use in a toilet in Tel Aviv is recycled. That is what we should be doing so that we move as a country. We know that Kenya is a water-scarce country. We do not have enough water as a country. Let us store more water; let us have technology that can assist us recycle water and then we build the capacity of our counties to supply water to our people and connect sewers. In Nyamira Town and the entire Nyamira County, we do not have a sewer connection. Those are the concerns I have for my people of Nyamira County. I want that capacity to be enhanced for my Governor, my Chief Executive Member (CECM), and my Chief Officers, so that we can feel proud as a people that we have connected sewer and clean water to our people. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you talk to a tourist coming to Kenya from Britain or Netherlands, they will tell that in their countries, they drink tap water. They open the taps and drink the water. Can you advise your son or daughter to drink tap water in Kenya? You cannot. That has been a function of the national Government. We know want our counties to compete amongst themselves so that tomorrow we can say, we have Governor Khalwale of Kakamega who has managed to supply the people of Ingoo with clean tap water. Nyamira and Kisumu counties can then benchmark. That is the kind of progress we should be making. I conclude by urging my colleague Senators to reject this Bill. The mischief is very clear. It is to claw back on devolution. It is to transfer functions that are reserved for county governments to the national Government contrary to the clear provisions of the Constitution; which is unconstitutional. On that basis alone, we should not allow this Bill to see the light of day. With those many remarks, I oppose this Bill."
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