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    "id": 499328,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Mbalu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Jessica N. Mbalu",
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    "content": "Affordability is very important. We have many cartels. When I used to give water to your constituency especially Mathare, I remember the people of Mathare and Kibera; we used to talk about safety of water and sanitation. In Mathare Constituency like you very well said, we lack sanitation and this leads to poor health. I am not contributing for the people of Mathare but I am a national figure. But majorly I am talking about Kibwezi where people walk four to five kilometres; they wake up in the morning and you see donkeys criss-crossing everywhere. Women carry their babies on their backs and when they get the 20 litre jerrycan, the babies are moved to the front. They walk five kilometres from their homes. This is time wasted and I am sure with the amendment that we are going to bring--- We are also asking the Government to see what it can do to the places that have no water. We are talking about resources but there are places that need attention as of now. On affordability, because of the cartels, water costs a lot of money. At the time it is being availed, a jerrycan will cost Kshs.50 to Kshs60 shillings. The cartels are taking advantage of the scarcity of water. I want to appreciate the efforts that we have done in Kibwezi. I hope they will support me on this so that we can have water. Most of you go to Mombasa, when you get to Kibwezi on your way to Mtito Andei, you will see many 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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