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    "content": ". I am giving this by way of example as I emphasize the need of dealing with resources seriously. Murang’a county supplies Nairobi with 70 per cent of its water needs. Nairobi produces 60 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of this nation. I want to understand how much of the 70 per cent that Murang’a gives Nairobi in terms of water helps towards the attainment of that 60 per cent of the GDP, and how Murang’a County benefits from that water resource. I am sure I speak for many counties because it cannot be just a question of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), that water is coming to Nairobi, therefore they do a classroom near Ndakaini Dam and say that, that is sufficient. It cannot be. There must be a way that we will share resources. That is why the Bill that was to be brought here by Sen. (Dr.) Zani must be fast tracked so that we understand; if you give oil, which is your resource, what do you get back? If you get coal from Mui Valley, what do you get back? If Murang’a can only give water to Nairobi and be able to make Nairobi get 60 per cent of the GDP of this nation, what do we get back in Murang’a? These are important questions to ask, even as I say that issues like forests and water resources must remain a function of the national Government in terms of policy. We do not want every county to stand up and say “this is our water; we are going to shut it out; you are not going to receive it.” That would be destruction of our national economy and it cannot be acceptable. But those counties must benefit from the resources that they produce. I want to ardently support that a Bill, like that of Sen. (Dr.) Zani, be fast tracked and brought to this House so that we understand how we will share the resources of this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I wind up, I want to thank those Senators who were in the cluster that went to Mt. Kenya Lodge, in Nanyuki, to listen to the counties that I have The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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