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    "id": 679182,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) T.G. Ali",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Tiyah Galgalo Ali",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As a former principal and teacher, I stand to support the Motion as amended. Water is life. If we do not have water in an institution like a school where we bring many students together, it becomes a big issue. I come from Isiolo. Many of the schools there are on school-feeding programmes. They are provided with food to attract enrolment in schools. Many of those schools cook food for children. Many of the children from that particular area namely, Isiolo County, every morning, carry water in a five-litre jerry-can for them to get that food. Having gone round many of the schools in the county, I have also realized that there are so many students who have water-borne diseases because of lack of water and the unsafe water that they carry from any of the streams or any area that has ground water and bring it to school. Many of the children cannot even attend school because they do not even have that five-litre jerry-can of water to take to school. Absenteeism is a big issue because even at home, some of those children do not have water for drinking, cleaning or domestic use. This poses a huge burden to the women, especially mothers, who wake up at 3 O’clock at night to fetch water and come back at around 3 O’clock during the day. That means that when their children go to school, they do so without water. This contributes to absenteeism. It is important that the Government ensures that all schools have running clean and safe water for them to operate at their potential. As I support this Motion, I urge that as the county governments provide water to the community, they should also help in terms of ensuring that the schools have water. Water and all other educational facilities, including learning and sitting materials, will help students perform better. I am happy that this Motion was tabled so that we can compel the Government and all other stakeholders, including development partners and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) on the ground, to ensure that water is provided to children who are growing up for them to learn about hygiene. We keep on teaching them about hygiene and cleanliness and yet, they do not have clean water at school. 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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