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    "id": 353209,
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    "speaker_name": "April 17, 2013 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 30 The Member for Kilome (",
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    "content": "this morning and I learnt that some women are still being held at the Pumwani Maternity Hospital for non-payment of maternity fees. The Government should make arrangements to go and have those women released from hospital. When being interviewed, they said that His Excellency promised to scrap maternity fees and they were not going to pay. These young and innocent infants who are lying at the hospital need to be taken to their homes. Somebody should go to the Pumwani Maternity Hospital and make arrangements for the mothers to be released. I also want to congratulate the President for talking about food security. Having come from Ukambani, during dry seasons, we live on relief food. I am sure this time round, our people will get water and there will be enough food. He also talked about agriculture. I appreciate the President’s promises. He said that he was going to take 100 days and we will see change. While we wait for him to implement that, I want to draw his attention to the fact that for the last ten years, the people of Ukambani have been receiving water from the Kilimanjaro Water Project, but from last year, and my neighbour, hon. Tobiko, will bear me witness, the water to Machakos and Makueni counties has been diverted to some green houses in Kajiado at the expense of human beings. If you remember, early last year, the former Minister for Water and Irrigation had to go round Ukambani with water tanks supplying water. While we are able to receive and access water, I am requesting the Government although I am aware that we do not have the Minister for Water--- We are relying on the promises that His Excellency the President has made and I am sure that there are systems in place. We are requesting for water which has been diverted to some areas in Kajiado District to be left to flow so that people from Makueni County and Machakos can access clean water. Thank you."
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