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    "id": 176419,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 159,
        "legal_name": "Robinson Njeru Githae",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) It is true that Kerugoya Town, which is the headquarters of Kirinyaga District, has no sewerage reticulation system. It depends on septic tanks and pit latrines. However, the exhauster services are provided by Kirinyaga County Council and Kerugoya/Kutus Municipal Council. Embu Municipal Council sometimes reinforces the exhauster service. It is, therefore, not true that many businesses in town unlawfully drain sewage into Kathigaini and Kacii streams. (b) Some of the factors considered before a town qualifies for a sewerage system are:- December 04, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3881 1. The increase in population density that may lead to overworking of the ordinary septic tank. 2. The nature of the soil. Swampy areas lack better absorption of the water discharge compared to dry areas. 3. Rapid development and demand for more land denies individual plots points for discharging the waste water, hence the requirement for a central treatment area for all the waste water. 4. The increase in supply of fresh water also leads to a proportionate increase in discharge of waste water and, hence, the requirement for a sewerage system. 5. Availability of land for the lagoons. A survey has already been done for the provision of a sewerage system for the town. AHITI College has offered a 25-acre farm for the construction of lagoons. My Ministry will explore the possibilities of raising funds for the construction of the sewerage system, which is long overdue."
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