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    "id": 287687,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Waititu",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Water and Irrigation",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 147,
        "legal_name": "Ferdinand Ndung'u Waititu",
        "slug": "ferdinand-waititu"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The water facilities contracted to be run by Gulf Water Company Limited, on behalf of Lake Victoria South Water Services Board, are Maseno, Kisumu Rural, Nyahera and Mukendwa Water Supplies. The supply provision agreement between Lake Victoria South Water Services Board and Gulf Water Company Limited, which is a service provision contract, ran from February, 2007 to February, 2012. (b) Whereas I am aware that the operations of the facilities have stalled a few times over the last four years, I do not have an exact answer as to how many times the operations of each of these facilities have stalled as a result of failure by Gulf Water Company Limited to pay for power consumption or staff unrest. I am, however, aware that, as is the case with water service providers of its size, the company is not able to run effectively from the revenue it collects due to a small consumer base. In this regard, my Ministry has diligently subsidized the operations of the company by regulating and meeting electricity costs, on its behalf. This was done after an analysis by the Water Services Regulatory Board, which established that the company needed electricity subsidy in order for it to continue providing services. I am also aware that the members of staff manning Lake Victoria South Water Services Board have demonstrated very high commitment to service delivery in a very challenging working environment. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the lapsed contract of Gulf Water Company will not be renewed. Instead Lake Victoria South Water Services Board in consultation with the regulator and the Ministry has negotiated a new service provision agreement with the more experienced Kisumu Water Services Company Limited (KIWASCO) to include in its coverage the areas now under Gulf Water Company. The agreement is expected to be signed by next month. The increase in the service area of KIWASCO will allow for economies of scale to improve water services levels and bring in an effective management team to oversee operations of the four water supplies. This is in keeping with the Ministry’s move to cluster water supplies countrywide to achieve a critical mass of consumers for sustainable operations of these schemes."
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