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    "id": 275553,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/275553/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Ngilu",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Water and Irrigation",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 111,
        "legal_name": "Charity Kaluki Ngilu",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The details of the successfully drilled boreholes in Tana River County since 2003, as requested by the Member for Bura, is as given in Annex I which has been provided to him. The details include the respective location, the Government agency concerned; the responsible contractor, the amount of money utilised and the status of each borehole, as requested. (b) The tender to construct Haroresa and Walesorhea boreholes was among the tender for the four boreholes that were to be equipped and also included construction of civil works. This contract was awarded to M/s Pure Water Resources Limited of P.O. Box 40541, Nairobi. Drilling of the two boreholes had earlier been successfully undertaken by the National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation. The contractor was last on site on 24th March, 2011 and has been very unco-operative to our demands for his presence to enable us to carry out a joint determination before bringing the contract to closure. For this reason, the Ministry is now carrying out measurement of works so far undertaken on site with a view to terminating the contract and ensure that we get another contractor to do the work. (c) The two boreholes, namely, Haroresa and Walesorhea, have not been completed to date. However, I have instructed my Permanent Secretary (PS) to fast-track implementation of outstanding works in-house to enable the beneficiaries to access water. The local District Water Officer in Bura is already working on these instructions and has already set aside Kshs7 million that has been released for this purpose to do the works as expected. This will ensure that the residents have water. I have also assigned a new water bowser to the area while these works are ongoing. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the only thing that I have not been able to provide in respect of this Question is the signed contracts between the Ministry and the contractor. I tried to get the contract, but I realised that some of the documents are those which had been taken by the investigate agents in relation to what went on in the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. So, I did not provide that document. I would also like to say that this is a Question that had been asked since last August. That is why we have been doing something even though the hon. Member has not been coming to the House to ask the Question. He was twice out of office when I had been here to answer it. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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