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    "id": 499251,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/499251/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (M s.) Odhiambo -M abona",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "po pu lat io n. T here fo re, a s a mat t er o f pr io rit y, t he Nat io na l Ass e mb ly s ho u ld co ns id er wo me n fro m M bit a Co nst it uenc y so t hat we ca n c ha lle nge Ju bile e o n t he is sue o f t he t yra nn y o f nu mbers. Ho n. Deput y Spe aker, t he o t her is su e t hat I wo uld w a nt to sa y is t he is su e o f w at er in t he rura l area s. But I want to r aise a co ncer n a bo ut wat er as a r ig ht, espec ia lly in ur ba n are as. I ha v e live d in r ive rs id e fo r a lo ng t ime. Fo r ma ny ye ars, we ne ver had wat er as a c ha lle ng e, but we ca n no w go fo r t wo mo nt hs w it ho ut wat er. This is caus ed by po o r urban p la nn ing, no t ho n. Kid ero . The w a y t he c it y is mo v ing ; Park la nds, Kile le s hwa a nd area s c lo se to t he CBD w ere no t t ailo re d in a ma nner t hat was mea nt to have a lo t o f hig h-r is e ap art me nt s. We are incre as ing t ho se apart me nt s w it ho ut t ak ing int o acco u nt t he pre ssur e t hat we ar e putt ing t o t he supp ly o f wat er. Ver y so o n Na iro bi w ill be a co unt y t hat canno t supp ly w at er to it s o wn p eo p le. It is a cr ying s ha me fo r u s t o reach suc h t ime w it ho ut supp lying o ur peo p le w it h w at er. Fina lly, I wo u ld w a nt to sa y t hat, I will br ing a n a me nd me nt espe c ia lly o n t he is sue o f wat er as a r ig ht und er t he Co nst it ut io n. Wat er is es se nt ia l a nd a fu nd a me nt a l r ig ht fo r hu ma n be ing s. I f t here is a d is put e a nd t he su pp lier wa nt s t o dis co nnect yo ur wat er supp ly, it ca n o nly be do ne t hro ugh a co urt o rder. There is a lo t o f co rrupt io n go ing o n in t he supp lier s o f wat er in t his t o wn. I have bee n haras se d b y N a iro bi Wat er Co mp a ny a s a Me mber o f Par lia me nt, beca us e my ho us e has a pro ble m o f w at er bill. It reads Ks hs.600,000 a nd e ve n a ft er so rt ing it o ut t wo mo nt hs lat er t he wat er bill we nt to Ks hs. 200,000. The y keep d is co nnect ing my wat er a ft er e ver y mo nt h. So met ime s I wo nd er if I a m suppo sed t o suppo rt t his B ill bec aus e at t ime s I read mis c hie f fro m Na iro bi Wat er Co mpa ny becau se o f my mo ut h. M y mo ut h ha s made me g et bra nde d ma ny t hing s ; inc lu d ing t he rece nt o ne w here I was c a lled a mo le. But I a m use d to it be cau se I spe ak t he t rut h, and no t hing but t he t rut h, so he lp me Go d. I w ill ne ver re fra in fro m sp eak ing t he t rut h and, t here fo re, I am go ing t o pro po s e a n a me nd me nt . But if N a iro bi Wat er Co mpa ny wa nt s a br ibe, I w ill ne ver br ibe t he m. The y w ill supp ly me w it h wat er be cau se it is my r ig ht und er t he Co nst it ut io n o f Ke n ya. Wit h t ho se fe w re mark s, I beg t o suppo rt."
}