{"id":565132,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/565132/?format=json","text_counter":1151,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Ogalo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":2679,"legal_name":"George Oner Ogalo","slug":"george-oner-ogalo"},"content":"Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. Under the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, consumer protection is a national Government function. If we allow county governments to set tariffs whimsically, then the element of costing water way above the reach of ordinary citizens might occur. So, for the national Government to retain the function of consumer protection, the tariffs must be set by a national body, which is the Regulatory Board. That is why this clause is here. We are simply aligning the County Government Act to that function of the national Government to do consumer protection. Thank you."}