Beth Mugo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 May 2011 in National Assembly: We remember very vividly what happened in 2007, and what had happened in previous years. I believe that if we had an electronic voting and tallying system in place in 2007, we would not have had the problem we experienced then. It cost lives and massive destruction of property. Many other issues came to the fore, because some people believed that the election had been stolen. Some of us believed otherwise because if the elections were, indeed, stolen, one would have gone to court and proved that the election had been stolen, and that they had won. view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Following my answer of 11th May, 2011 regarding the status of Ruiru water and sewerage, hon. Kabogo asked to be provided with additional information on immediate measures my Ministry and the Ministry of Water and Irrigation are undertaking to curb the overflow of sewage into the immediate environment. As I promised the House, serious consultations have taken place between my Ministry, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, and the Treasury, and I wish to respond as follows:- view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: The Githurai Sewerage Project, which is also in Juja Constituency, is currently under implementation with funding from the African Development Bank (ADB) to the tune of Kshs1.6 billion. This project will be completed by December, 2013. view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: With respect to the Ruiru Sewerage Project, which will cost Kshs2.5 billion, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation wrote to Treasury, requesting for funding for 2010. Consequently, the Treasury is engaged in funding discussions with our development partners – the French Government – with a view to leveraging funds for the projects. So, a solution is expected soon. view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Further, with regard to the immediate contingency measures that the Government is undertaking to avert further discharges into the river, I am happy to report that reasonable progress has been made following a review meeting by an inter-Ministerial technical team on Saturday, 21st May, 2011, comprising of my Ministry, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, and the Ministry of Roads, who were joined on the ground by representatives from the Office of the President, technical representatives from the Ruiru/Juja Water and Sewerage Company, the District Water Officer, Ruiru, and the District Public Health Officer, Ruiru. view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: The team was conducted on a review tour of the entire town’s sewerage treatment and soak sites, after which a consultative meeting was held. The following are the visible areas of progress observed by the team:- (i) exhausting of the septic tanks is being carried out on a daily basis; (ii) all the overgrown vegetation around the septic tanks and soak pits has been cleared; (iii) incomplete dislodging of the three main septic tanks is complete; (iv) three additional soak pits have been dug and two more rehabilitated; (v) a local contractor has been engaged to construct extra septic tanks ... view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, two meetings were held, and the minutes are here. I will table them as well as photographs of the site before and after the work had been undertaken. We will continue to survey the area. view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thought the hon. Member was really satisfied. If you look at the pictures I have tabled, you will notice that, that area is completely dry. Water is no longer flowing on the surface. view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not believe that, that is a point of order. However, to add to what I said, our work is to treat water, and we do treat it. On compensation, you cannot say for sure why these people died. Compensation comes in only where you link the death directly to a certain action. We do our very best to treat the water. We get very many deaths from cholera, and I doubt that the Government can compensate for all those deaths. I just urge the people to make sure that they boil or treat water before ... view