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    "id": 1490857,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatinga",
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        "legal_name": "Wahome Wamatinga",
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    "content": "technology and also water usage services, we can ensure that most of the water that we take into our houses is intelligently used. I do remember, one of the Motions that I tabled when I came to this House was application of intelligent water usage in buildings. As we do with the movement sensors that chart the light on and off depending on whether the room is occupied, we can also have water reticulation system that is intelligent so that you do not have somebody using one bucket of water to brush their teeth, yet they could use a quarter of a glass. This can only be achieved if we come up with the right legal framework, and have a holistic approach that does not look at water as an isolated county issue, but rather as a national approach, where we would have the law. That is why I am one of those who support the Bill that addresses the issue of bulk water. Why, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir? In most western countries, because water is a tradable commodity, it can attract investors. Therefore, even the management of the reticulation itself should be managed in a more prudent way, since it is an asset that can amortize itself. This can also be achieved if we take the same approach. The Northern Collector Tunnel has been named here several times. If we had put that private equity into that, by now, we could have realized the project and selling the commodity and at the end of the day, the goal of having cheap, clean and affordable water would have been achieved. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as I conclude, I would like to commend Nyeri County because we have been performing well. It is one of the counties where we have the least non-revenue water. However, having said that, it is also not lost to me that we still do not have reticulation infrastructure that reaches all the households. At about 70 per cent, we still have another 30 per cent to go, and this can be achieved if we will renew our infrastructure. To do that, it is high time that we come up with a legislative framework that will allow the water bodies to access private equity from the banks by making water a tradable commodity. I take this opportunity to thank the Committee for having come up with this Report. For the Senators, it is a challenge that we must look at the water service providers, and put a keen eye on that because that is one of the low-hanging fruits, something that we can realize quick gains and by so doing help our people. I support."
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