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    "id": 499267,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "id": 1889,
        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. I rise to support this Water Bill and I want to say that this one has been long overdue. There was a Water Act and people in Government used to say by the year 2002, there would be water for all. We waited for the water and up to now, as we speak today, we do not have water for all. This Bill is very critical because it is going to provide for the regulation, management and development of water resources. There is the element of the sewerage which is in this Bill; going through the Water Bill, we realise that we do not have anything much on the sewage issue. The sewarage system is very critical for the health of any country. This is a working nation and for people to work optimally, health is very critical. So, it is, indeed, very important that when we reach the Committee of the whole House stage we will propose some amendments that will enrich this part. Hon. Deputy Speaker, going to the issue of water, when you look at Schedule Four of the Constitution, you will find that matters of water are devolved. They are under the county governments, but when you go further, there is this suggestion of establishment of the Water Resource Regulatory Authority. Indeed, it is a wonderful idea but when you go to the management board, in terms of constituting it we do not have representation of the county. So, when we reach the Committee of the whole House stage, we will try to bring some amendments, so that when it comes to the management board it can be inclusive. This is because we are told the chairperson will be appointed by His Excellency the President. We will have other Principal Secretaries of the relevant Ministries on that board, but we do not have the representation of the county, yet this function is devolved."
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