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    "content": "us because we think that it is only the people who live in the slums who are suffering because of the dirty water. That is not true. They are the ones who plant vegetables downstream, which are eaten in Karen, Lavington and other places. This problem affects all of us. I am told that when Britain realized that River Thames had become so polluted, they decided to form a Thames River Commission. If you go to London they will tell you that the birds along River Thames were not there a few years ago because of pollution. The birds are now back because there is life in the river. There is even fish. The late hon. Michuki tried to clean Nairobi River. We do not want to become a nation where good things depend on one person. We must have a culture and system that pursues good things. It must be a dream of each of us to ensure that we have an environment that has clean water for irrigation and human consumption. I saw a picture, and I am sure some of you saw it on social media, where a so called ‘clean water’ bowser was collecting water from a dirty river. That water finds its way to our houses. Even if you just use it to clean utensils or cook the food, you will still consume the dirty water in one way or the other. What goes around comes around. As leaders, we should not think that we are too comfortable to deal with environmental challenges that are in this great Republic. I support this Bill. We want to leave it to the Committee. The Chairperson should invite the Council of Governors and explain to them the seriousness of engaging on the Bill. He should also invite the County Assemblies Forum and the rest of the public. That should also include practitioners in matters of irrigation. We should improve the Bill then have it in the next two or so weeks. We should then have the amendments that the Committee will propose. If they are good, we will negotiate and pass them, so that we can have this law in place. With those many remarks, I beg to move."
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