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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Abdalla",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amina Ali Abdalla",
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    "content": "Let me begin with Hon. Fatuma’s concern. As a House, we have to be clear on what we are trying to do. The national Government’s responsibility is to ensure that consumers are provided with the right quality of water and they are given the regulatory function. For example, the County Government of Nairobi is currently doing public consultations on increasing the price of water in the County of Nairobi. For them, it is going to generate revenue. You cannot be the trader and yet you are the one who is regulating yourself. That is why we are removing the county government. They have to be regulated by somebody else who has the responsibility of consumer protection. The national Government is responsible for ensuring that the Nairobi Water Company gives you the best quality water. If you leave that to the County of Nairobi, when it is near elections, I would reduce the price of water, so that you can re-elect me. When I am re-elected, I can increase the price, so that I can have more resources to develop the county. That is what we are trying to cure. On the issue of accreditation that was mentioned by the Member, accreditation is different from licensing. So, we have put in place mechanisms to ensure that they have to produce a regulation to cover both licensing and accreditation. So, the regulator will design that 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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