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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, since my time is running out. I urge this Committee, as it goes to work, to make sure that the people of Mtongwe are compensated. I heard Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. saying that they have been compensated, but they are still in court. Similarly, the people of Mukuru kwa Njenga, where there was a burst pipeline, have not been properly compensated. Many tragedies in this country remain unresolved. Nobody talks about the 100 people that lost their lives in a fire incident in Sachangwan in Nakuru County. I am urging us all to ensure that this country becomes a caring country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this House, as a representative of counties, their governments and the people that live therein, we should relook at Schedule Four. Water is a shared responsibility and we must hold the County Government of Nakuru to account. If you look at Schedule Four, water falls under the national Government and the county governments. So, let us not just focus on the national Government. What was the County Government of Nakuru doing in the face of all this? I saw my poor friend, Governor Lee Kinyanjui, running there and looking very sorry for what had happened. We do not want leaders to feel sorry; we want them to prevent tragedies. That is what we expect them to do; that is what governments must do; protect people! Therefore, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the Senator for Nakuru County, who is a daughter of a good friend of mine whom we were within the Seventh Parliament. I can see that she inherited the passion of her father; the apple will never fall far away from the tree. I urge her to pursue this to the end and help the people of Nakuru County through this Senate and this Senate will stand with you. If we find your governor culpable, we will say it. If we find the Ministry of Water and Irrigation culpable, we must say it. If you find anybody else culpable, say it. Your recommendation should also look at The Water Act. I warned on this Floor that we created so many parastatals in that Act which just pile on each other. What does the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) do under The Environment Act? When you want to do something, NEMA officials rush there and ask that they be paid 5 per cent of the value, and that is the end of their job. They will never come back to see what you are doing as people suffer from these tragedies. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to support. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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