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    "id": 895731,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Khaniri",
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        "legal_name": "George Munyasa Khaniri",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to make my comments on the State of the Nation Address by H.E the President. However, before you came to the Chair, we had struck a deal with the Temporary Speaker who was in the Chair then. We had agreed that in the interest of time, we would use this period to make our comments on the Statements that have been sought. Seven Statements were raised and the then Chair said that we could take a minute of our time to comment on them. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, allow me to thank Sen. Shiyonga for bringing the Statement on the challenge of water and sanitation facing public schools. The Senator had directed the Statement to the Ministry of Education. However, I sincerely think that this Statement should have been directed to the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, which handles policy, because water is a devolved function. Sen. Shiyonga talked about policy and I think the Statement should be re-directed to the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, supply of water to our public schools is a very important issue. I feel very pained whenever I drive around my county, and around the country to see children walking long distances to fetch water for their daily use. It is a shame that 56 years after Independence, we are unable to supply not just our schools, but our populace with water. Water is a basic necessity such that a country like Kenya, which attained Independence 56 years ago, should have reached the level whereby all homesteads and schools are supplied with water. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I doubt there is a serious policy on this issue; and I think that is what Sen. Shiyonga was asking for. When the Chairperson of the concerned Committee comes to the House with the response, we would like to see if there is a policy on the supply of water to our schools. We are looking forward to that and we will be here to interrogate that issue. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, coming back to the State of the Nation Address, let me start by confessing that this was President Uhuru‘s seventh State of the Nation Address since he assumed power, and my second. I only attended the first State of the Nation Address when he took power, and then gave up because it just became a talk show until after the handshake, when I saw some seriousness. That is why I attended this one. However, I must say that to me, it was an anticlimax, because I expected some earth-shaking statements and decisions in that particular speech to deal with the issues that we talk about day in, day out. Nevertheless, I am glad that the President touched on almost everything that we expected him to address. 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."
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