Charity Ngilu

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• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you are right in saying that for a whole county that is very little money. That is why we have allocated Kshs4.5 billion which will go--- view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not want to say that is it because of the port, because I think about the people more than the port. But it is also going to give them benefits. Therefore, we will ensure that Lamu East also gets water. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to make a commitment that I will look into this and see how much more Djabias we can construct. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I talked about desalination and said that we do not even have another project like this one in the whole country, because it is very expensive. But that is the only way that Lamu people can get clean and safe drinking water. I will see how they can be included in what we are doing at the moment. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am going to look at the budget and maybe give her a better answer, notwithstanding the fact that she has already asked this Question. I can talk to her in my office and tell her what we can do. view
• 17 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The details of the successfully drilled boreholes in Tana River County since 2003, as requested by the Member for Bura, is as given in Annex I which has been provided to him. The details include the respective location, the Government agency concerned; the responsible contractor, the amount of money utilised and the status of each borehole, as requested. (b) The tender to construct Haroresa and Walesorhea boreholes was among the tender for the four boreholes that were to be equipped and also included construction of civil works. This contract was awarded to ... view
• 17 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me, first of all, correct the hon. Member. I am not Mr. Minister, but I appreciate and agree fully with the hon. Member. There is no good reason at all as to why those contractors who are doing work in each county should come from anywhere other than the same places. We are making it our business now to build the capacity of local contractors and ensure that they can understand what we are doing so as to ensure that the money we send to the ground is spent and used there. view
• 17 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is true that some boreholes are sometimes dry. We have our hydrological surveyors and engineers checking on the amount of water available, but we drill and sometimes we find that the boreholes are dry. However, they are not so many. It is like 10 per cent. About ninety per cent of the boreholes are successful. Sometimes we get very little water. Even when we equip, the water is just to be used within the area. We cannot distribute it. Where we have such monies, we see whether we can do a water pan. It is never ... view
• 17 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what the hon. Member has said is true. I am given to understand by the engineers that the structures of the soil in his area are not like anywhere else. Sometimes they drill up to a depth of 50 metres and the borehole collapses and they have to look for new site. When that happens, it looks like the engineers and those drilling the boreholes are failing, but it is because of the structure of the soil. So, they have to look for another place to drill a borehole. I am sure that, that is what may ... view
• 17 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, not necessarily. In fact, you can get a very successful borehole where I am and some ten metres away, you do not get it. So, I will get my engineers to educate the hon. Member a little more. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view