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"content": " Proceed, Sen. Abass."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to contribute to the Statement by Sen. Chute. As you are aware, 70 percent of these countries are in the Arid and Semi-Arid areas and mainly, those areas depend on boreholes. There is no running water or rivers. There are only some seasonal rivers that are only used for three months. More money has been spent by the counties and national Government to at least do a hydrological survey to be able to access the subsurface water. However, of late, there are many contractors that pretend to be hydrologists. Many of them do not even have the capacity. Many contractors are being given contracts, but they do not meet the specifications. They just dig the holes of unspecified depth. What happens is that the boreholes in those places go up to 200 meters to 600 meters, at different levels. However, because they just want to make a profit, they do shoddy jobs. As a result of that, many boreholes have been drilled, but they dry out. Since, there was no hydrological survey that was done and these people do not have any knowledge to drill boreholes. Furthermore, these contractors do not have the equipment because some of the equipment do not even meet that specification where boreholes can be drilled up to 400 or 500 meters. As a result, most of the boreholes that have been started have been abandoned. Today, as we talk, there is severe drought in those areas and most of the boreholes are dry. The rivers have dried and a lot of money has been spent. Therefore, I request the Committee to take this matter seriously and visit the specific areas that the Senator has asked to find out what happened. I am sure the money has already been paid, the boreholes have been drilled, but there is no water. I request the Committee to visit those areas in order to stop this business of giving contracts to wrong people with no capacity to drill borehole or to do any other specifications. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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"content": " Sen. Beatrice Akinyi."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement by the Senator for Nandi County on unsettled electricity bills owed to the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) by the county governments. I insist that county governments The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "must pay their electricity bills. We cannot tell other Kenyans to pay their bills, while governments that draw budgets and have allocation for the same not to pay their bills. If the bills have been accumulated for long, we may suggest that through the intergovernmental forums, the Cabinet Secretary for Energy could constitute a sitting with the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning along with the Council of Governors (COG) and find an amicable way of settling the bills. The counties have disbursements every month. They could settle it in a way the bills for KPLC are ring-fenced and could be paid in bits if not once. Hon. Speaker, we know that county governments have allocations. Why then would they not be encouraged to pay their bills? The issue of streetlights is just a small percentage of these bills. We all know that the streetlights are also subsidised bills. I support the Statement because county governments are not only owing these bills on streetlights, they are not paying hospital bills, the buildings they use and a number of services. All Kenyans pay bills. It is an excuse that we could encourage county governments not to pay bills. Secondly, I want to comment on the Statement by Sen. Catherine Mumma on the proposal by the Kenya Secondary Schools Head Association (KESSHA) to increase school fees in public secondary schools. we know Kenyans are struggling. I would not support the fact that school fees should be increased, especially for day secondary schools. We are encouraging education for all, which includes students and pupils that do not come from advantaged families. Therefore, if fees is increased, we might see a dropout rate that is going up. In some of the schools, we have often seen stories where students even fall out of school because of inability to pay Kshs5,000. If the school fees is increased, it would affect learning of students. The Statement has given two reasons why KESSHA is proposing that school fees should be increased. One of them is the delay in disbursement and the non-review of capitation to schools. I suggest that the two reasons need to be looked into. If there is a delay in disbursement, we need to ensure that the National Treasury disburses the funds to the schools at the right time and not to punish our people who are struggling. I support these Statements. There should be no increase in the current school fees that is being paid in the public schools. I thank you."
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"content": " Sen. Alexander Munyi Mundigi."
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"content": "Asante Bw. Spika. Naunga mkono Taarifa ya Sen. Kinyua kuhusu usalama na wizi wa ng’ombe na mbuzi na wizi kwa maduka ya biashara. Haya sio mambo yanayotokea Kaunti ya Laikipia pekee, bali yapo kwa kaunti nyingi. Yanafanyika North Eastern, West Pokot na Turkana. Shida hii imekuwa nyingi katika nchi yetu. Tuna kaunti 47 na kati ya hizi, zile ambazo hazina mambo ya wizi wa ng’ombe na mbuzi huwa zinafanya kazi nzuri kwa kilimo wakipatiwa pesa za kilimo. Naunga mkono kwamba kuwe na Kamati itakayoshughulikia mambo ya wizi wa ng’ombe na vitu vingine ili zile pesa Maseneta wanapeana kwa kaunti zifanye kazi kwa njia inayofaa. Hali hii imeleta shida katika kona zote. Watoto wengi hawawezi kuenda The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "shuleni kwa sababu ya wizi wa ng’ombe na migogoro ya mashamba. Kwa hayo, naunga mkono Taarifa ya Sen. Kinyua. Pia naunga mkono Taarifa ya Sen. Cherarkey wa Kaunti ya Nandi. Ni mara nyingi tumelalamika kuhusu kampuni ya Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC). Sisi wanyonge na wale wengine tunalipia stima kila mwisho wa mwezi lakini kampuni kubwa hazilipii. Kaunti zote 47 zinahitaji usalama na zinahitaji kewekewa stima na KPLC lakini wamekuwa na shida kulipia. Naomba kufanywe upelelezi vizuri ili tujue kwa nini kile kitendo kilifanyika katika Kaunti ya Nairobi. Mji wa Nairobi ndio mzazi wetu. Walifanya kitendo kilichoonekana dunia nzima. Ni kama mtu ameenda kudai deni halafu unaenda kwa nyumba yake kumfungia nyumba na hakuna sheria kama hizo. Kilikuwa kitendo cha aibu sana. Tunajua kuna shida hapa na pale. Kaunti nyingi hazilipi madeni---"
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"content": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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"content": " Sen. Alexander Mundigi, Sen. Peris is on a point of order. What is your point of order, Sen. Tobiko?"
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