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    "id": 189942,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/189942/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Shaban",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Special Programmes",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 139,
        "legal_name": "Naomi Namsi Shaban",
        "slug": "naomi-shaban"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am still going on with the answer. (b) The Ministry of State for Special Programmes has no contractual arrangements with the National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation (NWCPC) to repair the southern and northern dykes in Budalang'i. However, the Ministry, through the Western Kenya Community- Driven Development (CDD) and the Flood Mitigation Project has a partnership arrangement in which it provides supplementary support to the Corporation. The Ministry's mandate in the Nzoia Basin, through the project, is to construct new dykes as a long-term measure. July 9, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1691 (c) The Ministry is not obligated to provide any funds for the repair work of the said dykes to the NWCPC, as there is no contractual arrangement. The repair work falls under the mandate of the NWCPC. However, my Ministry has a collaborative arrangement with the Corporation, where it has been contributing to the dykes repairs. In this regard, therefore, the project has already contributed Kshs5 million towards the successful repair of the brick section of the Makunda Dyke, and has plans to offer more contributions within the first quarter of the 2008/2009 Financial Year; that is by September, 2008. (d) The repair and rehabilitation works of the dyke should be a continuous exercise until the Ministry constructs the long-term flood control structures. Work on the long-term flood control measures has already started with procurement of services for studies and designs of the new dykes and a multi-purpose dam. Construction of the new dykes and dams will start after 2010. Work on the rehabilitation and conservation of the Nzoia River Basin has already commenced, and will continue throughout the project period, ending 2015. The CDD component has already commenced in 22 sub-locations throughout the project region. It will continue throughout the project time- frame up to the year 2015."
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