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    "id": 1490845,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1490845/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "(3) Gusii Water and Sanitation Company Limited in Kisii/Nyamira counties. This is where we have problems even in waterworks development agencies. There are many that are shared. For example, in Nandi, we have Eldoret Water and Sanitation Company that covers both Uasin Gishu County and Nandi County and part of Lesos in Nandi Hill Constituency, (4) Kisumu Water and Sanitation Company Limited - Kisumu County; (5) Kwale Water and Sewerage Company Limited - Kwale County; and, (6) Nyeri Water and Sanitation Company Limited in Nyeri County where Wamunyoro Village is. I want to be very clear on many issues. I agree that most of our water companies are on the red, including Kapsabet Water and Sanitation Company. For example, in Nandi County, we still depend on generators and electricity to pump water into Kapsabet Town and its environs. We had expected that the Government would expedite the construction of a Keben Dam, which was upscaled to Kshs24 billion. I know there are a number of dams across the country like Thwake Dam, Karimenu Dam, Bosto Dam in Bomet, Itare Dam in Nakuru, Chemasusu Dam was complete and Arror and Kimwarer Dams in Elgeyo Marakwet County. We also have the Two Rivers Dam in Uasin Gishu. We also have Sondu Dam that is supposed to cost Kshs40 billion that is between Kericho, Nandi and Kisumu Counties, among other dams across the country. It is very important that water is accessible because water is life. If it will reach a point that water is more expensive than soda or any other beverage, as a society we have collapsed. I know that in the northern part of the country we still have challenges of access to water. We remember we were being told that there is an aquifer, especially in Turkana and the northern belt. That we could get up to 70 years access to underground water, especially in regions in your county like Garissa, Wajir, Mandera among other counties in the northern frontier. Many years ago, there were clamor for changes in reforms of the water sector. As we grapple with the challenges of access to water in eastern and northeastern part of this country, it is very critical to note that we do not have water for domestic use like drinking. We are lucky from where I come from in Nandi that our water is rain-fed. The reason why we do not have so much challenge of access to water for domestic use like drinking and other usage, is because of rain fed kind of access to water. In fact, the Coast Water Works Development Agency that supplys water to Mombasa, Kwale and Kilifi counties that border the Indian Ocean had a proposal that Mzima Springs is not sufficient; that they needed to do desalination because the ocean water is salty. Those are some of the means to create water in these areas. Can you believe living in Nairobi is like living in some eastern or northeastern of this country? Water only appears in Nairobi, like medicine. No one is sure. That is why the water bowser business is driving in this city. At the moment there are many water bowsers. When you drive on the Nairobi roads and streets, you will always spot water bowsers. It is a booming business. I do not know if the water supply in this city has collapsed by default or by design. We were told the northern corridor of Murang’a should provide sufficient water to Nairobi City. 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."
}