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    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to second this Motion. As I second this Motion, I want to draw our attention to the mandate of the Committee. Our mandate was limited to Question No.313 by Mr. Chachu. The Question was; “whether the Minister could table the list of boreholes successfully drilled by the Ministry of Water and Irrigation in all the 210 constituencies in the last three years; and whether the Minister is further aware that not a single borehole has been drilled successfully in North Horr; and, what plans the Ministry has for developing water points in North Horr Constituency”. A supplementary question was raised with regard to equity in distribution. As a Committee, we examined this and we are satisfied that there was equity in distribution. We did not concern ourselves as a Committee with other issues or factors in the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. We only looked at the issue of distribution. I just want to draw our attention to page 7 of the Report. If you look at page 7 of the Report that looks at 210 constituencies--- I will just highlight in terms of equity and how it is diverse. From one to six it is Butere, then seven is Mumias and Marakwet East up to number 23. Then we have Butula, Nambale, Webuye, Shinyalu, Lurambi, Ikolomani, Eldoret North and Eldoret South, Kwanza, Trans Nzoia, Bungoma Central, Baringo Central, East Pokot, Baringo East, Keiyo South and Eldama Ravine. I am not mentioning all of them. I am just giving highlights. We also have Pokot North, Kacheliba, Narok South, Migori, Nyamira, Siaya, Bondo, Nyandarua South, Rongai, Turkana Central, Turkana North--- In fact, in Turkana Central you have 87 to 92. Turkana North has 93 to 97. There is also Samburu, Kapenguria, West Pokot--- I cannot go through the entire list. In Nairobi you have places like Dagoretti, Starehe, Langata and Makadara. We have North Horr, which was the subject of the Question. North Horr has 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223 and 224. So, because I am not going to go through all this, if hon. Members actually look at the distribution of water in the 210 constituencies, as a Committee we are satisfied that there is fair distribution. There may be instances where one or two constituencies are not covered, but that is not an issue of lack of fair distribution. It may be an issue of exclusion, which may be for reasons that the Minister has told us she is addressing. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you look at this Question we were only focusing on the issue of boreholes. There are areas that do not require bore holes. So if they were not given boreholes, it cannot be an issue of discrimination. I will give an example. I can see that in this list we do not have Migingo Island. Migingo Island does not need a borehole, and because of that the people of of the Island cannot say that they have been discriminated against. However, you find that within the same report, at page 24, the Minister has provided us with allocation of millions of shillings per county for the last two years. Again we have Kiambu, Murang’a, Nairobi, Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Elgeyo Marakwet, Bungoma, Busia, Vihiga, Kakamega, Kisumu, Kericho, Homa Bay, Bomet, Garissa, Isiolo, Wajir, Samburu, Mandera, Laikipia, Embu, Kirinyaga, Meru, Nyeri and Tharaka, just to mention but a few. So, even if you look at the ones which did not get boreholes there are other supplies that were given."
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