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    "id": 208010,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Maj-Gen. Nkaisserry",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 192,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Kasaine Ole Nkaissery",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to commend the Minister for a wonderful presentation. Secondly, I would like to point out that the problems of water services companies are becoming a bottleneck for consumers in this country. So, the Minister needs to look at the policy afresh. Similarly, we need to have a policy on water catchment areas, so that an area like the Mau ecosystem is fully protected because it supports a wide area of this nation. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other policy which is not very clear is that one on irrigation and water harvesting. We now have rains and a lot of water is running all the way down into the Indian Ocean. What is the policy on this? So, these are the issues which the Ministry should address. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the final point which I want to stress is that Kajiado District has 51 sub-locations. If this Ministry is serious in taking services to citizens of this country, then it should at least drill a borehole and construct a dam in each sub-location. This would be very ideal. I must thank the Minister for a job well-done because he has been trying with his technocrats to help, especially the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs). They have really given these areas major support within their limited budget. There are critical Ministries in this country such as the Office of the President, Ministry of Water and Irrigation, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health. We should pump a lot of resources to those Ministries, so that our people can get proper services. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is very important for our local authorities to liaise with this Ministry on the issue of sewage systems. It is a pity that they do not do so. This is really where the problem is. The sewage systems in some of our local authorities are not fully developed. We need to have a policy encompassing all this because water used for sewage systems in this August 21, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3325 country is from the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. They sell the water to local authorities. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I want to stress this evening is the issue of water services companies. We have the regulatory and water boards. These are a waste of time. They are wasting time for Kenyans who are getting water as a very expensive commodity now because of the taxes imposed on us, so that we can support those companies. So, I would recommend that you should dissolve all those companies since we already have the National Water Conservation and Pipeline Company (NWCPC) and the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. With those few remarks, I support."
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