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    "id": 1410582,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1410582/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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    "content": " Thank you Hon. Speaker. I beg to move: THAT, the Senate amendments to the Water (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 33 of 2023), be now considered. Hon. Speaker, as Members may recall, the National Assembly considered the Water Amendment Bill 2023, (National Assembly Bill No. 33 of 2023), and passed it with amendments on 23rd August, 2023 and forwarded the same to the Senate for concurrence pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 144. The Senate considered the Bill and passed it with amendments on the 7th of March 2024. The Senate amendments to the Bill subsequently were referred to the Departmental Committee on Blue Economy, Water and Irrigation for consideration and reporting back to the House. I would like to thank the Committee for a job well done. I note that the Committee considered the proposed amendments to the Bill and recommended that the House approves clauses 9 and 10 and further rejects the proposed amendments to clauses 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11 and 12. That is, the Committee is only requesting this House to approve two clauses and reject at least 10 of the clauses and yet, this was a Bill that came from the National Assembly, it went to the Senate, the Senate made its amendments, but the Committee is rejecting the amendments that were approved by the Senate. Consequently, therefore, Hon. Speaker, as Members may recall, the principle object of the Bill as passed by this esteemed House was to amend the Water Act 2016 for the purposes of operationalising Public-Private-Partnership. So, this Bill was to operationalise Public- Private-Partnership in the water sector. Indeed, the Constitution of Kenya 2010 acknowledges the right to safe water and adequate sanitation as a basic human right. Article 43 entrenches water as a constitutional right by establishing a right to “reasonable standards of sanitation”, clean and safe water in adequate quantities.” The Constitution under Article 21, further places an obligation on the Government to take steps to progressively realise that right. Hon. Speaker, notably, Kenya is classified as one of the water scarce countries. This means that a lot of effort is required in terms of funding and relevant resources to ensure quality and adequate water is supplied to the 50 million citizens, thus the need for Public-Private- Partnership as a means to drive economic development and infrastructure projects. 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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