{"id":1383117,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1383117/?format=json","text_counter":371,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Methu","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13581,"legal_name":"Methu John Muhia","slug":"methu-john-muhia"},"content":"“bulk water service provider” means a water service provider, contracting authority, or any other person providing bulk water services in accordance with a license issued by the Regulatory Board for the service areas specified in the license; “contracting authority” means- (a) at the national government level, a state department, agency or state corporation which intends to have its functions undertaken by a private party; or (b) at the county level, the county government, county agency or county corporation which intends to have its functions undertaken by a private party; “joint committee” means a committee established by the national or county government consisting of the national government and a county government or two or more county governments; “private party” means a party that enters into a project agreement with a contracting authority and is responsible for undertaking a project on behalf of the contracting authority under this Act; b) in paragraph (b) by deleting the proposed definition of “bulk water” and inserting therefor the following new definition— “bulk water” means supply of water in bulk by a bulk water services provider to a water services provider for retail; by deleting paragraph (c). This is a very straight forward amendment on the Water Tribunal that seeks to be established."}