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    "content": "Pursuant to Standing Order 48, I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources, on the availability and accessibility of water in Nairobi City County. Water is a basic human right and enshrined in the Constitution and according to the Water Act, counties are mandated to provide water and sanitation services. For a very long time now over 60 per cent of the 4.9 million residents of Nairobi have been denied this critical basic human right and those who have been lucky to access it, it is either contaminated, expensive or provided in such an erratic manner with constant and impractical rationing. The demand is at 760,000 cubic meters against the supply of 503,000 cubic meters daily with statistics indicating that six out of ten of Nairobi residents go without water daily. Estates such as Kaloleni, Shauri Moyo, Industrial Area, Kayole, Umoja, Tassia and sections of Lang’ata and Pipeline have not had tapped water for the last three years and solely depend on private water vendors. In his response, the Chairman should address the following- (1) What practical plans have been put in place by the County Government of Nairobi to ensure that all the residents of Nairobi have access to water?"
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