Charity Ngilu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is not the position. It is Nyasani Water Company which has not been paying its bills. I am aware that there is a management problem in this company. I am going to ensure that the Lake Victoria South Water Services Board puts the right management in place, so that there is no mismanagement. For now, we cannot say that we will pay because if we do so, it will be encouraging people to consume water without paying for it. view
• 5 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that observation is correct. We are still implementing the Water Act of 2002, and it is true that a lot of these water companies have capacity problems, including the Water Services Boards. We have put our act together to ensure that we co-ordinate and harmonize the Water Act with the current Constitution. That is true and we are doing that. view
• 5 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I need to check whether the Lake Victoria South Water Services Board has some money to pay. Meanwhile, we can also speak to the KPLC to see whether they can reconnect power, so that the people can get water. But I want to ask the hon. Member and all the other Members to encourage their communities to pay their water bills. It is not commercial really. It is just to serve people, but people must pay something small and manage the companies properly, so that they access clean water. view
• 5 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would rather come back to the hon. Member to inform him because I need to check with the Board whether they have money or not. view
• 5 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I cannot make an undertaking because really, you can see that hardly two months ago, we paid for this water company Kshs1.2 million. Surely, if I make another undertaking today, those people, wherever they are, are just listening and saying that this is what the Minister will be doing. Let me not make an undertaking. Let us see what we can do and maybe even change the management to ensure that these people take their own responsibility also. view
• 5 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am persuaded, but on condition that I am promised that when we change the management, I will not have another Question here on the issue. That is what is happening. Every time we change the management, we are asked why we are changing the management and then it becomes political. Otherwise, we all need to understand that water has to be paid for. It is not expensive. We are doing everything possible to supply water. In some places, it is very expensive because we are using power to pump water, but where it is ... view
• 5 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is true. I have undertaken to do that. view
• 31 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I have provided a list of the staff establishment for both Bura and Hola irrigation schemes, indicating their names, designation, job group, year of birth, sex and terms of service in Annex 1. view
• 31 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: (b) In the last five years, no staff member has retired from the scheme. view
• 31 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could he repeat what he said? view