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    "id": 849506,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/849506/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
        "slug": "ledama-olekina"
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    "content": "of Public Prosecutions (DPP) investigates the former Managing Director so as to have him and others held accountable if any funds were misappropriated during his tenure and which led to people not being paid their salaries and Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) not receiving its dues. I know that the Governor of Kajiado County appointed the former Managing Director of Kenya Airways to be the head of Nol-Turesh Loitoktok Water and Sanitation Company. Mr. Titus Naikuni is a good man. He has worked well though I know some people will say that there are issues which need to be addressed. However, he can tackle this matter. He is one of the people the Committee should invite so as to understand the steps that he has already taken to ensure that the people of Nol-Turesh Loitoktok Water and Sanitation Company, who have been working there for many years, have been paid their dues. It is very sad to find out, when you are about to retire, that there is no money to pay you. On 12th June, there were demonstrations by the staff of Nol-Turesh Loitoktok Water and Sanitation Company who decided to paralyse the operations yet this is an area where water is a scarce resource. What people should realize is that we are dealing with three counties. In fact, I dare say that the water from Nol-Turesh Loitoktok Water and Sanitation Company comes all the way to Nairobi. Most flower farms that bring a lot of foreign exchange in this country rely on water from Nol-Turesh Loitoktok Water and Sanitation Company. I know this for a fact for I have a home somewhere close to Nol- Turesh. It is sad that the people who work there are not paid. This is a Petition that requires the Committee to expedite and ensure that those who have misappropriated those funds and mistreating the employees are held to accountable because what they are doing is wrong. Sometimes in June or July, the media was awash with information of how people were demonstrating in Nol-Turesh, Loitoktok and how there was water crisis. The three governors should sit down. If Kajiado County is claiming full ownership, then they should make the first move and ensure that they bail it out. I remember Governor ole Lenku saying that he was tired of bailing out this company. That is one of the reasons as to why he was bringing in changes in Nol-Turesh Loitoktok Water and Sanitation Company. If Kajiado County is tired of bailing out the company, why not follow through with the DPP to ensure that those people who misappropriated those funds are held responsible? Why should the workers suffer? This Petition is timely and I hope that the Committee will hold those proceedings on the ground so that people with proper facts can be heard. Sometimes when we invite people to come to the Senate, we leave out people who might have relevant information that could help when coming up with solutions. That is the only way to bring sanity to the water sector before people start fighting. When you interfere with the people who are working, they can decide to do so many things. Water is dangerous and good at the same time. I support this Petition. I hope that the County Government of Kajiado will take the initial steps of ensuring that they pay those workers even as they ensure that Mr. Naikuni does his job as the head of Nol-Turesh Loitoktok Water and Sanitation Company. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
}