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"speaker_name": "Hon. (M s.) Odhiambo -M abona",
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"content": "Tha nk yo u, ho n. Deput y Speak er, fo r g iv ing me t his o ppo rt unit y. I w is h t o suppo rt t his B ill. I was invo lve d in t he wat er sect o r refo r ms whe n t he o t her B ill w e are se ek ing t o succeed wa s pa ss ed. Fro m t he o ut set, I want to agree w it h t he Lea der o f M ino r it y Part y. Be fo re we w e nt o n reces s, he spo ke o n t he is sue o f re fo r ms. I wo u ld wa nt to enco urage him t o push fo r t he re fo r ms he was t a lk ing a bo ut, espec ia lly o n t he is sue s o f ma inst rea ming hu ma n r ig ht s - ba sed ap pro ach w h ic h ha s no t bee n st re ngt he ned. I wo uld like t o sa y t hat t he re fo r ms wo rked int o is sue s o f wo me n a s peo p le w ho wo u ld no t o nly u se wat er freq ue nt ly, but a lso t he o ne s mo st a ffe ct ed. In Ke nya wo me n e nco mpa s s t he fa ce o f po vert y. In mo st case s, we se e wo me n in Uk a mba ni a nd o t her areas ma nning do nke ys in s earc h o f wat er. We made sure t hat a ny r e fo r m in t he wat er sect o r t akes int o acco u nt wo me n, yo ut h a nd perso ns w it h d isa bilit ie s a s us ers. There fo re, as a mat t er o f r ig ht, in t he user co mu nit ie s t he y s ho u l d be inc lu ded. I w ill seek t o br ing so me a me nd me nt s, if t he Le ader o f M ino r it y Part y w ill no t t ake it int o acco unt . I co me fro m a co nst it ue nc y w here we ha v e sect io ns t hat e it her ha ve too mu c h wat er o r no wat er at a ll. U nfo rt unat e ly, I co me fro m t he t wo wards. M y fat her co me s fro m a w ard w it h a lo t o f wat er a nd I ha ve res ide d in a p la ce w it h a bso lut e ly no wat er. It is impo rt ant, t here fo re t hat we g ive pr io r it y is sue s o f wat er in are as like t hes e o ne s. This is t he rea so n wh y I s uppo rt init iat ive s t hat wo uld br ing mo re mo ne y t o t he co unt ie s ; be it t hro ugh O koa K enya o r Pesa Ma shinani . We mu st pro vide a lo t o f mo ne y so t hat o ur wo me n do no t suffer. Whe n I to ld t he peo p le o f M bit a Co nst it ue nc y t hat we are co ming up w it h t he Wat er B ill, t he y se nt me t o t ell t he Ho use t hat, t he reaso n w h y o ur popu lat io n is go ing do wn a nd w hy t he Ju bile e s id e ha s t he t yra nny o f nu mber s is bec au se o ur wo me n ar e wa lk ing fo r lo ng d ist a nc es in s earc h o f wa t er inst ead o f incr ea s ing o ur 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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