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    "id": 494973,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) A.W. Ng’ang’a",
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        "legal_name": "Alice Wambui Ng'ang'a",
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    "content": "becomes very expensive, you do not have somebody to turn to. If the bill is too high, the next thing is disconnection. Then reconnection becomes another cost. These are some of the things that need to be captured and looked at critically. As we are constructing dams, we will need research to know where to put the dams strategically. If at all we are proposing one in Gatundu for example, will it be able to deal with the entire Thika Constituency? Can it also supply water to Ruiru Constitutency and lower Ukambani area because I also border part of Ukambani? These are the things that need to be put across. Some of it goes to the counties. We should not be selfish, we should look at our people critically, know what is right and what we are supposed to do. The county government should work with the national Government so that we can have proper service delivery for our people. These are some of the things that we need to take care of. When it comes to the existing boards, I would say that whether the function was devolved or not, the most important thing is that there was a need. They say a problem is solved when you realize there is problem and need. By the time we were putting in place the service boards, there was a reason and a purpose for that. We have seen them doing a good job. That is why I say we need to retain them for now and see how they will work with the national Government as well as the county government. The national water---"
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