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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kibwana",
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        "legal_name": "Kibwana Kivutha",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I support this Motion, and commend my very able Chairman, our Deputy Part Leader of ODM, for the good work that he has been doing so far. I just wanted to note for very few minutes the cross-cutting points. I was looking at the audit report which was considered by the team, and some of the water companies have taken loans due to developing infrastructure for big dams, but they end up not being able to do it. They might have gotten the funds for the big dams, but then they did not consult the counties. So, you may find that they expect the counties to pay for the services. The other issue is the last mile connectivity that has not been developed when doing large dams. Now, a large dam without last-mile connectivity does not work very well, yet counties are expected to pay off. When assets are developed by the water companies, they retain the assets but transfer liabilities to the county. You will find that counties are overwhelmed to pay these liabilities. This creates a challenge in the financial statements of water companies and counties. I also remember that the Auditor-General was able to see the liabilities, but no corresponding assets to water companies. There is a big problem of the water companies to give a fair and correct view of their financial position. Each time, we are always having issues with the water companies that they cannot account for their financial position. To some extent, it is an indication that the national government is not ready to take care of those functions. 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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