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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mbui",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Mbui",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion by Hon. Mwadime. I want to begin by thanking the Hon. Member for coming up with such a timely Motion that will enable the Government to provide water. It is a major requirement in all our schools. It is so good that our children can learn in the right environment. This Motion seeks to ensure there is provision of water. It states “public facilities”, particularly primary schools. I imagine the Mover of this Motion was also alluding to secondary schools, dispensaries, health centres, markets centres and all those by mentioning “public facilities”. All those are public facilities. I begin by saying I really support this Motion. It is a very important one. Before I was elected as a Member of Parliament, I did a basic research in the schools within the constituency that I represent. My question was about the requirements of each of those institutions. I forwarded them to the secondary schools and the primary schools. Interestingly, the report and requirements that I got in all our schools was classes, leaking roofs, staff rooms, administration blocks, dining halls and dormitories. When I noticed that, I changed the questionnaire and asked two questions. Beyond that, I also asked if they had electricity and water. I was shocked. Almost all the schools there do not have running water. This is a very important Motion. This is clearly an issue that people need to have solved. Water is a devolved function. Much as we are going to urge this Government and resolve that it does the implementation, we are aware of that. It is one of those activities that have to be done by the county governments.I come from Machakos County – the number one county – where the governor said we will have water running in our taps so that we can bath in our shower rooms and flush our toilets in our homesteads. However, almost four years down the line, we not only have homes without water but also public institutions without water. We have not solved the water problems so far. So, as we support this Motion, we also have to come up with ideas and ways in which water will be sourced and distributed to our schools. It is unfortunate that as we speak, members of this House have the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NGCDF) but they cannot even drill boreholes. They cannot provide what we are asking. So, it is important that as we pass this Motion, we also find a way of making sure that it is implemented by the 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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