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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Committee on Equal Opportunity on the distribution of water boreholes in the country for the last three years laid on the Table of the House on 1st March, 2011. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Members of the Committee are:- Hon. Mohammd Affey, Chairman Hon. Joseph Lekuton, Vice-Chairman Hon. A. Leshomo Hon. Fred Kapondi Hon. Luka Kigen Hon. Francis Chachu Ganya Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona Hon. Raphael Letimalo, Hon. Eng. Ephraim Maina. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the functions of this Select Committee as established under Standing order No.192 are:- (i) To monitor and promote measures to enhance the equalization of opportunities and improvement in the quality of lives and status of all persons, including groups which are marginalized on the basis of gender, age, disability, health, racial, ethnic, cultural or religious background or affiliation to any other such background. (ii) Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we also investigate, inquire into and report on all matters relating to discrimination or marginalization of the groups referred to under Sub-paragraph A. (iii) Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also look at proposals to the House including legislative proposals for the protection, equalization of opportunity and promotion of the welfare of the groups we referred to. (iv) We also examine the activities and administration of all Ministries, departments and bodies which relate to the rights and welfare of the groups. So, as you can see, our mandate cuts across all the 40 Ministries of the Government. So, if there is an element of complaint, discrimination or marginalization, we try to get, as much as possible, the truth of those facts. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the matter relating to the drilling and distribution of boreholes was referred to this Committee by the House arising out of Question No.313 by hon. Francis Chachu Ganya, the Member of Parliament for North Horr. I am glad to report that, that same Member who asked that Question is a member of the Committee that investigated the matter. Our mandate regarding this matter did not include investigations based on corruption or based on issues, it was actually based on the distribution of boreholes by the Ministry of Water and Irrigation across the country. The Question was:- â(a) Could the Minister table the list of boreholes successfully drilled by the Ministry of Water and Irrigation in all the 210 constituencies? (b) Is the Minister aware that not a single borehole has been drilled successfully?â Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is where it was important to establish this committee. We derived our mandate from this particular sub-paragraph that says:-"
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