Charity Ngilu

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• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is the right thing to do, but sometimes, we do not have adequate resources to carry out both the sewer and water services in towns. But I understand and appreciate the importance of sanitation in every town. Sometimes we do water projects and treatment and after that, we ensure that we also provide resources for the sewerage. Otherwise, that is the right thing to do. view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am aware that sewerage and sanitation coverage in the country does not cover more than 40 per cent of the urban areas. Therefore, this has to be done through all the Ministries, for example, the Office of Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government, the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation and all the others including the towns. We are going to integrate all the work that we are doing because the source of the funds is the same, namely, the Treasury. This is something that can be done. view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have been talking to two donors. One of them has already said that they will not be able to fund the project, but we are still talking to the other one. We expect that in October this year, they will tell us specifically whether they are going to fund this project or not. If they fail to do that, then we will have to put pressure on the Treasury to allocate money for the sewer system in Makutano. Honestly, Makutano is really growing very fast, even maybe much faster than Meru Town. Therefore, this is a ... view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that the excavated material from the Hohwe Dam was placed and compacted on the left hand side of the reservoir as it was intended at the design stage. My Ministry has already taken steps to ensure that the excavated material is safely placed and does not pose any danger to the people and the environment. Alternative sites for disposal were found to be too far away and would have cost an extra Kshs100 million to transport. (b) The steps taken include mobilization and sensitization of the local community ... view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can only inform the Member that we could not get a site near the dam. The only site that we got was 15 kilometres away from the dam near a place called Kiganjo and it would have cost us an extra Kshs100 million which we needed to construct this dam. So, we opted to dump the excavated material near the dam and got equipment to compact the soil to ensure that it does not fall into the dam. We also educated the community. When we construct a community water project, we ensure the participation of the ... view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to say that this hon. Member was the first person to come and tell me about Hohwe Dam and what it means for the people around it. We are supposed to take care of more than 8,000 people and 1,000 livestock. That was how the Ministry came to know about the people we are dealing with, including their own elected counsellors. So, when we go there, we do not just go there with equipment and start scooping soil. We must ensure that the people are involved. The people are informed of the amount of money ... view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: No, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It was done within the dam site. I do not have the number of sessions, but I know that those people were actually part and parcel of the decision, and were also involved when we were constructing the dam. Mr. Speaker, Sir, many times, engineers are not so much involved in educating people. They want to do their work and leave, but the hon. Member and other leaders must do their work. We did educate the people. view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is true that we were desilting this dam, which was constructed during the colonial time. We desilted it recently. I will be willing to get one of our engineers, as per the request of the hon. Member, to visit the site and check whether we have done it correctly, so that we do not have to do desilting of the dam once again. Mr. Speaker, Sir, having said that, I would like to ask the hon. Member not to call me “Mr. Minister”. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. Hon. Members have really worked hard during this Session and the Bills that we have passed will make a difference in this country. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: However, I want to particularly speak about the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. I had talked to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and told him that the Ministry of Water and Irrigation should be allocated more resources or funds so that we can deal with the drought situation in the country. view