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    "id": 59491,
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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",
        "slug": "charity-ngilu"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The sources of water for Naivasha are mostly ground water from boreholes, whose fluoride levels range between 1.6 and 2.4 milligramme per fluoride litre. According to the Kenyan standards, it is desirable that the level is 1.5 milligramme per fluoride. This is very high standard and need to be reviewed in future as some of our neighbouring countries use more than 3.0 milligram per fluoride litre. (b) The sewerage system currently being operated in Naivasha was installed in late 1970s to serve 20,000 people. The population has since grown to over 100,000 hence causing a strain on the sewerage system. Recognizing this fact, the Ministry is developing long-term plans aimed at improving the sewerage system in Naivasha. Due to budgetary constraints, the Ministry has been carrying out rehabilitation to the existing sewerage system in the last three years with little resources made available. During the current financial year, 2010/2011, the Ministry has allocated Kshs10 million for rehabilitation of the sewerage system and the works have started. The Ministry does not allow raw sewerage from town system to flow to the lake. But instead, it processes through the sewerage system, then discharges into the marsh lands riparian area for further natural processing, before discharging improved quality of waste water to the lake. (c) As mentioned in part (b) above, emergency measures have been put in place. In the meantime, the Ministry is working closely with other agencies to address environmental issues affecting the lake. In this respect, the Ministry is in the process of designing a sewerage system to adequately serve the town. The design is expected to be completed by October this year, after which, we will source for funds from some of our development partners."
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