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    "id": 48718,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/48718/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Waititu",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Water and Irrigation",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 147,
        "legal_name": "Ferdinand Ndung'u Waititu",
        "slug": "ferdinand-waititu"
    },
    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that power supply to the pumps at Nyahera/Mkendwa/Kanyakwar Water Project was disconnected on 7th February, by the Kenya Power and Lighting and Company (KPLC) due to failure by Gulf Water Services Company to pay an accumulated power bill of Kshs700,000. Power was reconnected on 18th April after my Ministry paid Kshs200,000. (b) My Ministry, through the Lake Victoria South Water Services Board, has engaged the KPLC to identify modalities of offsetting the remaining balance, while maintaining electricity connection to the water supplies. Lake Victoria South Water Services Board has, in addition, committed to pay Kshs200,000 immediately. (c) My Ministry, through the Lake Victoria South Water Services Board, has instituted the following measures to strengthen water services providers within its area of jurisdiction to effectively deliver water and sanitation services:- (i) Undertake a commercial viability study for proposed cluster water services providers. (ii) Pursuing clustering of water supplies in Kisumu County to be under an expanded Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company Limited through stakeholder participation. (iii) Expansion and improvement of infrastructure and broadening of services areas coverage contained in the service provision agreement with the board."
}