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    "id": 494986,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/494986/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Munene",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2652,
        "legal_name": "Mary Wambui Munene",
        "slug": "mary-wambui-munene"
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    "content": "water-borne diseases. We know that cleanliness is next to godliness. We want our people to be clean. How are we going to help them? We need to support this Motion. We hear that a lot of money is given to people to do dams in Ukambani and everywhere else, but we do not see the dams. The national Government should think beyond mere talk, so that every Kenyan gets water. Even in Nyeri, women fetch water from rivers. We want every woman to get clean drinking water. How are we going to harvest rain water? These are the short rains; are we harvesting water for our people? It is raining, but after a short while, we will hear that there is no food. How can we help people? We need to construct big tanks which can be used to harvest rain water, so that even during the dry spells, our people will have water. I support this Motion. However, a lot of work needs to be done. We need to harvest enough rain water during the rainy seasons, so that when there is no rain, people can use this water for irrigation; they can have drinking water and their animals can have water to drink. Our hospitals will also get water to operate in a clean environment. You find that some hospitals do not have water. You visit other hospitals and you are told that their water supply has been disconnected due to non-payment of water bills. If the water responsibility is devolved to the county government, how are we going to help people? Child birth should take place in a clean environment. If there is no water in maternity wards, babies and mothers will not be safe. Women suffer a lot when there is no water. So, I support the Bill, but we need to think ahead and set aside enough money for construction of dams."
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