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    "id": 676459,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/676459/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mwadime",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Andrew Mwadime",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, aware that water is one of the most basic human needs; concerned about children in primary schools, especially those that do not have access to clean tapped water; also aware that the Government is already providing electricity and food to those schools; deeply concerned that lack of water leads to a host of hygiene problems including jigger infestation, cholera and others, this House resolves that the Government formulates a financial framework and provides tapped water to all public facilities, especially primary schools, as water is life. This Motion seeks to urge the national Government to provide tapped water to all public facilities, especially all primary schools that do not have access to clean tapped water. This follows concern that lack of clean water leads to a host of hygiene-related problems such as water-based diseases, intestinal worm diseases, typhoid, fever, cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery and others. The situational analysis as it is currently in the country, we understand that water is a basic human need. It is also a fundamental right that Kenyan citizens need to enjoy without any limitation. The Constitution of Kenya in Article 43(1)(d) states that every person has a right to clean and safe water in adequate quantities. The County Water Scarcity Index continues to worsen with the rapid population growth and it is expected to fall from approximately 500 cubic metres per capita per year to as low as 359 cubic metres per capita per year by 2020. This is according to the Kenya Economic Report, 2013. Millions of Kenyans are currently underserved. Many citizens continue to drink unsafe water or forced to use minimal quantities of water because of distance, waiting time and the cost, thus making water inaccessible. 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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