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    "content": "who come from his region and also for Sen. Mary Senata, Sen. Pareno and even Sen. Kabaka. Water is life. We are struggling with water borne diseases in this country as a result of pollution. It threatens the livelihood of many people. Therefore, it is very important that we look at the issue of environment. If we pass this Bill the way it is, we will risk a court case in terms of abuse of environmental rights. Madam Temporary Speaker, Clause 2 states:- “An authority exercising its power shall not be liable to payment of any levies and charges not imposed by the national Government---” But we have county governments. They are distinct and inter-dependent. That is where we will have a lot of problems with the county governments because they have also been given an opportunity by the law to impose taxes and levies. I can see my time is over and I know Senators are very passionate about this issue of borrowing. I have looked at it; it states that the authorities have been given opportunity to borrow. We should be very careful. They can decide to open blank cheques and ensure to borrow left, right and centre. So, borrowing must be regulated. As I support this Bill, I want to call upon my colleagues, let us re-look at this law. Kenyans will judge us harshly. The roads issue is a very sensitive one. You cannot move unless you have an advantage of having a helicopter in this country. The only advantage is that you do not need to go high up in the sky, you can just fly around. I thank Sen. Pareno for smiling because the future is bright. We must relook into that because all of us use roads since they are key. Sen. Cheruiyot and I come from an agricultural area but the biggest challenge we have is roads. When he goes to his home in Kericho County, the problem he faces is about roads. Tea cannot be taken to tea-buying centres and factories because when it rains, by the time a lorry reaches a tea-buying centre, it is around midnight and by the time milk comes all the way from Chepterwai to where it is sold before it is taken to Kisumu County, it is usually around 11.00 a.m. and the milk has already gone bad. I know that even tourism is not doing well but we need Mombasa County. We need to ensure that the roads in Mombasa are in good condition in order to spur growth. Madam Temporary Speaker, I support."
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