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    "id": 85149,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/85149/?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. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The specific mandate of the National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation as stipulated by the Water Act, 2002 is development of works and management of assets for the purpose of a State’s scheme for the provision of bulk water supplies for the use by licencees and water service providers, and shall be undertaken on the Minister’s behalf and other works which the Minister is empowered to undertake on her behalf by that Corporation or by such other public bodies as the Minister may appoint. (b) As part of State schemes, the National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation carry out drilling of boreholes, especially in areas where private contractors are less interested due to high cost of mobilization and long distances, especially in northern Kenya. (c) There are no conflicting mandates of the National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation and the eight regional water bodies. The roles are complementary and not conflicting as the Ministry is utilizing the capacity that exists in the National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation pipeline to implement projects, as the construction and implementation arm of the Ministry. Those projects are then handed over to the Water Services Boards for management."
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