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"content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, only on the word ‘chang’aa, but not the word ‘favourite’ drink. The Speaker allowed it. I have said, ‘favourite’ drink, Everybody, including Sen. Eddy and Sen. Chute has a favourite drink. In conclusion, in reference to the water tariffs, we must have WASREB as the regulator. There are many water tankers in the city. It is very expensive for families. Sixty percent of households spend on food, domestic water, being part of it. Are you aware that the moment you have people accessing unclean water, there will be many diseases? That translates to the need for treatment. What does this mean? It means that people will need to use drugs and a lot of resources to treat diseases caused by consuming drinking unclean water. I therefore would like to say that water works are important. I agree they can run Karimenu, Thwake, Itare, Posta, Keben, Sondu and Two Rivers dams. Members should listen to this, the issue of last mile should be left to the counties. The counties should be the ones to do the last mile distribution of water at that point in time. I request that we agree on this mediated Water Bill, 2023. We must have a discussion on going into the future. Madam Temporary Speaker, I am happy that Sen. Hamida is back because we supported her Statement on the issue of health. You know when you consume water that is not safe, you become sick. When you become sick, you go to the hospital. When you go to the hospital, the budget for treatment is expensive. As we continue in the spirit of addressing access to medical care and clean water, we condemn the issue of femicide that seems to be coming back. You have seen there are many unexplained deaths that are happening across the country. I saw in Eastleigh, they struggled to look for the Member of County Assembly (MCA) of Della Anole Ward in Wajir County, after Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) samples gave negative results, that it was not him. There are unexplained deaths happening. I call upon the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the police to fast-track the investigations, so that Kenyans can know what is happening. We do not take it for granted, especially when it happens to women, because we know they are critical and important. No one should lose their life. I hope the Inspector General of Police, the DCI, and the Director General of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) are listening. I ask Kenyans wherever they are, especially our young ladies, to never go with somebody they are not sure of, as I condole with the MCA from Kirinyaga County, who lost her daughter in Thika. We ask our girls to be careful. Do not just be excited by what you see on TikTok. Do not date somebody you are not sure of. Can you do background checks? I am not saying that the girls and women should be Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), but they should do due diligence before being taken out. They need to take care of themselves. The police cannot police everybody. We are tired of losing young people. I am happy there is a breakthrough on another girl who was found here in Mwiki. Suspects have been arrested. However, we want to ask our girls and ladies to be careful. Be sure about the person you are dating. Date Christian or Muslim men, but be careful of those The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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