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    "id": 239262,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/239262/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Shabaan",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Local Government",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 262,
        "legal_name": "Isaack Shaban",
        "slug": "isaack-shaaban"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that Joy Town Primary School in Thika, which caters for handicapped children has an outstanding water bill of Kshs2,249,633 as at 6th July, 2006 owed to Thika Municipality, and not Kshs1.9 million as stated. Despite the magnitude of the outstanding water bill, the institution is rarely disconnected. Whenever disconnected, a token payment of Kshs10,000 is usually accepted and it is reconnected promptly. (b) It is not prudent to consider a waiver of a water bill due to the fact that it has accumulated as a result of failure to pay. The cost of production overheads such as electricity, chemicals, et cetera, need to be met to ensure continuity of service delivery by the council. However, this being an institution that caters for the less fortunate members of our society, I hereby accept to waive the accumulated water bill of Kshs2,249,633, which was outstanding as at 6th July, 2006. Mr. Speaker, Sir, however, I would like to advise as follows: The institution must pay its monthly consumption bill to avoid accumulation. Besides the donations it receives, the school receives boarding fees from 219 pupils. The institution's management should approach donors to sponsor the cost of drilling a borehole to enable it access water at minimal costs as a permanent August 3, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2597 solution to high water bills which the school consumes."
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