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"content": " Sen. Kathuri."
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the response from the Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation on Thwake Dam, but we are constrained to ask other questions, also touching on other dams in the Republic. We know the Ministry says all the time that they have no budget. As a House, we would like to know the dams that are ongoing and the others that have been proposed and what magnitude of money we need to push. This is so that we know the budget the Ministry needs for all the dams across the country and the many stalled irrigation projects in our counties, in order to jump-start all these projects. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, if every Senator talks about their county, you will be surprised because many projects are stalled, others have been proposed and are yet to start and therefore, we feel constrained to ask questions. I may not know much about Thwake Dam where Sen. Maanzo comes from, however, if the Ministry, at some point, through the respective Committee can give us what indicative figures they need, as the Senate, we shall also put our voice on it so that we can bankroll all these projects across the country. This is not a supplementary question, but a comment to the Ministry so that, at least, we can know what we are looking for, especially on the budget."
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"content": " Sen. Munyi Mundigi, proceed."
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"content": "Asante Bw. Spika. Leo, Waziri anajibu maswali vizuri. Swali langu ni kutokana na maelezo ya Sen. Kathuri. Naomba uniruhusu niulize maswali kuhusu dams za Embu. Hizi dams hazikuwa kwenye supplementary budget . Embu County kuna dam inaitwa Thambana Dam, kama Waziri atajenga hii dam vizuri itasaidia wakaazi wa Manyatta na Mbeere South. Pia Kamumu Dam ikijengwa itasaidia Mbeere North. Kuna Thuci Dam ambayo ikijengwa itasaidia Runyenjes Sub County na Tharaka Nithi County. Bw. Waziri, kuna maji iliyotengenezwa kutoka Betty South---"
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"content": " Senator Mundigi, certainly, that is not a supplementary question. You may interact with the Cabinet Secretary after he is done with his formal interaction with the House. I have given you latitude so that I see how I can attach it to the primary question. However, I am unable to do that. So, after the Cabinet Secretary has finished the formal session, you can have a word with him. Alternatively, you can seek a Statement or pose a question for him to come to the House. Sen. Wambua, proceed."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Once more, as I indicated last time, Thwake Dame trundles across Makueni and Kitui counties. I would have expected the Cabinet Secretary to begin by apologising for attempting to mislead the House and the country on the status of this dam. However, be as it may, my question is on the initial cost of the dam. He says that the height was adjusted from 77.8 to 80.5 meters. Then, in the process of construction, they realised that there was a weak foundation on the dam, which needed deeper excavation. Has this resulted in variations in the cost of the project? If ‘yes’, what is the variation, and what is the Government doing about that? I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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"content": " Hon. Cabinet Secretary, you may now proceed to respond."
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"content": "(Hon. (Eng.) Eric Murithi Mugaa): Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The first question by Hon. Maanzo was on the component, bearing in mind that the Government of Kenya and the African Development Bank fund the dam. The Government of Kenya has funded the project with Kshs6.782 billion and the African Development Bank is meant to fund the project to the tune of Kshs35.583 billion. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "The issue of compensation for the remaining parts, to the Hon. Dan Maanzo, is that two families have yet to be compensated. This was because of a land succession dispute in the family. These cases are ongoing. However, the money for their compensation is with the National Land Commission (NLC). So, once there is an agreement, the two families will be duly compensated. Sen. Kathuri is concerned about the status of all dam projects. If the Speaker allows, we can have a list of all ongoing dams and the amount of money required. Thank you for the gesture. We need resources to complete those dams. Sen. Munyi Mundigi from Embu County asked the question. Through the Speaker, the Senator is welcome to the Ministry, so that we can give him the status of those three dams you have violated. Then there is a question by Sen.Wambua. There were two challenges because of the rise in embankment. Also, there was the challenge of a weak foundation at the riverbed. This resulted in cost implications, generally as it is in engineering projects and the cost of increasing height. To put it in perspective, whenever there is a height increase, there is more impounding of water because the dam and the wall can retain more water. Also, the increase in height and the expanded dam footprint had a cost implication to the tune of around Kshs2.4 billion. Then, there was a question about the weak rock at the river bed. This required the removal and treatment of the weak rock, which cost Kshs432 million, and it is now clarified. Thank you. I submit."
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