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    "id": 1490861,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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        "id": 13589,
        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this matter of water must be taken very seriously by this House and the Government. We must have a proper law. We must actuate the delivery of water services to the people. We must make sure that the pending projects are completed. I am wondering why the National Treasury is frustrating the Ministry of Water so much. Why is the National Treasury frustrating the counties so much? Why does the money going to the counties not be given priority, so that governors can prioritize water? The Nolturesh Water and Sanitation Company, which the Senator for Narok was talking about, comes from Mt. Kilimanjaro. For many years, it watered the flowers of individuals and the moment it was supplied to the communities around Kajiado and Makueni, it became another big problem. Serious corruption has riddled these water companies. There are as many corrupt officials as you can get. There is no capacity to even try them. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) does not seem to have the capacity to deal with this. The police do not also seem to have the capacity to deal with corruption in water services companies. It is high time Kenyans became responsible where they work and deal with water, so that there we can minimise theft. I want to finish with the money that is collected. We can have a system like M- Pesa pay bill system. All this money can be collected in one place, the account can be seen and the counties can make sure it is accountable. We need to invest in that, so that we have enough money to continue investing in water. I urge the National Treasury to release monies related to Thwake Dam and monies to counties. Let us give people clean water so that we can have a healthy nation and use it in agriculture to grow the nation. I thank you."
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