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    "id": 1547640,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mandago",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13577,
        "legal_name": "Kiplagat Jackson Mandago",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to comment on the Statement by Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda, the Senator for Kisumu County on the issue of clean water. Water is part of the default functions. Therefore, Kisumu County Government and Lake Victoria South Water Works Development Agency have a responsibility to make sure that the residents of Kisumu have clean and accessible water. This should actually not just apply to the residents of Kisumu but the entire basin. Hon. Speaker, Sir, the challenge that there is in supply of clean water in Kisumu is also associated with the source of the water. As you know, we have Lake Victoria, that we are supposed to use for transport and fish. However, we are not supposed to touch the water of Lake Victoria because it is part of the Nile water. It is time as countries of the East African Community, that we sit down under African Union (AU) to discuss the Nile Treaty. There is no way countries along the Nile will continue to stay without clean water just because there is a treaty that was signed over 100 years ago. That is a matter that must be taken up by the State Department of Water to ensure that counties that are around Lake Victoria are able to utilize the water in Lake Victoria, both for domestic and commercial purposes. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of supply of clean water is also associated with the governance structures that are available in the water service providing companies that we have in our counties. Recently, in my own county, we witnessed a situation where clean drinking water from Eldoret Water and Sanitation Company (ELDOWAS) was mixed up 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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