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    "id": 494988,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mbui",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1750,
        "legal_name": "Robert Mbui",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. I rise to support the Water Bill, 2014. I come from one of those counties that have been said to have a lot of problems of water. However, our strategy as Machakos County for now is with our governor. He said that within the first five years, we would ensure that we have running water in our homesteads. We shall have water for showering in our homes. We shall be flushing toilets in our houses. We know that water is life. The fact is that we have enough water for all of us. The only problem is how this water is managed. During the dry season, people in our region die of hunger because of drought, and during the wet season, when rains come, we cry of floods. Our roads become impassable and almost every other day, you hear of people who have been swept away by raging water in rivers. It is a major issue that needs to be addressed. I am happy with this Bill because it has come up with a good way of managing water. There are a number of bodies that are going to be set up, and that are going to help to manage water. One of the hon. Members previously said that he thought that there was going to be confusion, but I think we are going to have more effectiveness and efficiency when we have bodies that will manage specific water resources. I have seen boards of management, boards that have been proposed for basin water management, for harvesting and storage of water and water development boards. It is a good thing to come up with different bodies to manage the different aspects of this resource. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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