{"id":499254,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/499254/?format=json","text_counter":121,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. K orir","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":1356,"legal_name":"Wesley Kipchumba Korir","slug":"wesley-kipchumba-korir"},"content":"I did so me re se arc h in t he are a w here I c o me fro m; t he big ge st wat er cat chme nt area in t his co u nt r y. We ha ve C here ng a ny H ills w hic h pro vides w at er to ma ny are as in t his co unt r y. Wit h t he he lp o f so me do cto rs, I did rese arc h in my area be cau se I want ed to find o ut t he big ge st pro ble m we are fac ing es pec ia lly o n d is ea se s. I was surpr i s ed t o find o ut t hat 80 per cent o f d is ea se s t hat mo st o f o ur peo p le su ffer fro m esp ec ia lly fro m C here nga n y H ills ar e wat erbo rne d is eas es. It is c le ar t hat, if we pro vide c le a n wat er fo r o ur peo ple t he n w e w ill ha ve so lved 80 p er ce nt o f what o ur peo ple ar e su ffer ing fro m. On be ha lf o f C here nga n y Co nst it uenc y, I wa nt to sa y t hat, I ho pe t his B ill w ill t ake care o f t hat pro ble m. W at er is a nat ura l re so urce o f a n area like C here ng a ny w her e we are pr iv ile ged t o pro vide wat er. Unfo rt u nat e ly, w at er is t apped fr o m C here ng a ny H ills, a nd is p ipe d und ergro und via p eo p le ’s ho use s w hile lo ca ls do no t be ne fit fro m t hat wat er. Wat er is t ake n o ut o f C here nga n y H ills a nd it is p ip ed a ll t he w a y to West er n Pro vince ; t o Kit a le a nd Bu ngo ma t o wns."}