Charity Ngilu

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• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, by the way, that is actually the position. Those constituencies that have three or four districts should get much more. This is not only so in the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, but also in other Ministries like the Ministry of Roads. Even the appointment of teachers and police officers is done on the basis of districts. I, however, know that today, every constituency is a district. Therefore, we send money directly to the districts. Thank you. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Members should know that we are still in the process of implementing the Water Act, 2002. We are also putting the Water Act of 2002 in line with the current Constitution, where we have to ensure that every Kenyan gets water because it has now become a right of every Kenyan. Therefore, we are trying to put that in place. We also have eight Water Services Boards which have not provided services closer to the people because of the distances and we are studying that at the moment. I have put a task force in ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the hon. Member to put words in my mouth? I never used the words “wake up.” I think he better uses the word that I used so that he does not misquote me. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think if the Ministry of Water and Irrigation did that, we would do disservice to very needy constituencies; that is those which are needier than others. Therefore, if on a blanket basis we say that so much money will go to each constituency, some constituencies that do not need money for water will get more than those that need the money. I think that will be the wrong policy as far as I am concerned. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to refer hon. Members to the Budget books. They should go through them. We have allocated money to every district. That money may not be as much as in the other district. It depends on where because we look at the area when we allocate resources. We may have allocated more money last year and less this year, so that we can allocate more funds to another district. I do not think hon. Members have really gone through the Vote of the Ministry of Water--- view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, our districts receive money directly. We have been able to post a district water officer in every district. All of them are not engineers because we do not have enough because of the number of districts we have, but for sure, we have posted district water officers. If you go through the books, you will find that money has been sent there. If you also look at the other projects that we carry out through the Water Services Boards, you will find that we have allocated resources in the constituencies. I agree that, may be, the ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, resources for water are very sensitive and you have got to check on exactly where we need to put more resources where water is concerned. It is not like roads or electricity. If you asked me today, I will tell you that I need more money for water than I need for electricity. If I get to my house and find that I have no electricity, I will be okay because I will light a candle and sleep. However, if I go home and find that I have no water, each one of us here knows ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said, in my first answer that from next year, we will have constituencies water committees. Those committees will work the same way that CDF committees work. Once we send money, the committees will decide on where and how the money will be used. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could I bring to your attention that the Front Bench has very badly torn seats which are spoiling these gentlemen’s suits. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I really believe that I have done justice to this Question. I have told the hon. Member that it is different when you allocate an amount of money to each constituency, for instance, for roads and electrification. If you look at the way we allocate money to water, you will see that water could be coming from one constituency to another. Therefore, you have to decide how much you will give to that constituency. I just gave him an example of his own constituency. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, honestly, I do not think I will bring a better answer than what I have given today. If I say that I am going to bring a better answer and bring the same answer, the House will think that I am not very serious with the work I am doing. view