Charity Ngilu

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• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The sources of water for Naivasha are mostly ground water from boreholes, whose fluoride levels range between 1.6 and 2.4 milligramme per fluoride litre. According to the Kenyan standards, it is desirable that the level is 1.5 milligramme per fluoride. This is very high standard and need to be reviewed in future as some of our neighbouring countries use more than 3.0 milligram per fluoride litre. (b) The sewerage system currently being operated in Naivasha was installed in late 1970s to serve 20,000 people. The population has since grown to over 100,000 ... view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I said that the fluoride levels in Naivasha water range between 1.6 milligrams and 2.4 milligrams, but the standard is 1.5 milligrams. This means that the water is just about 0.1 milligrams higher than the normal standard in the country. However, to correct this, we need to get fresh water and we are in the process of doing so. My Ministry has instructed the Rift Valley Water Services Board to consider constructing a dam from Malewa River at the boundary of Naivasha and Nyandarua, which is surface water, which can then be mixed with the borehole water. ... view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir, but the cheaper and more sustainable way is to ensure that we get fresh water from Malewa River and mix it with borehole water to reduce the fluoride levels, which we are already doing. That is a cheaper way, but I agree with the Member that, that is possible. view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate that question very much. The issue of pesticides being discharged into the lake is handled by my Ministry and the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources through NEMA. However, we try to keep the water as clean as possible. view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we make sure that raw sewerage is processed and discharged. It does not get discharged directly into the lake. It is discharged into the marshlands and riparian areas before the natural process is done, then it is discharged into the lake. view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are very vigilant to ensure that this does not happen, but sometimes, people do that. It is not right to do so. However, the Ministry is ensuring that raw sewerage is not discharged into the lake. We ensure that it is processed before it is discharged into the lake. World over, raw sewerage is discharged only after it has been processed and cleaned. Most of it is not discharged into the lake. A lot of it is used for agricultural purposes. view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I said, the design is already in place and we expect the design works to be completed by October, 2011. Once this is done, then we can look for money. Without a design, we cannot look for money. We cannot even talk about it because we do not know how much it would cost. With regard to the fluoride levels, yes, it is above the normal standard with 0.1 milligrams and I have said that. I have not checked how we can use the deflourination plants, but I know that we can use fresh water to ... view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am so pleased that the hon. Member has noticed that. It is a great pain not only for the hon. Member, but also for all of us. This does not only affect the youth in Naivasha. I have travelled very widely around the country. This is an issue that is not just prevalent in Naivasha. These youth are not only turned away from being admitted into the Armed Forces, but also in other places. Even worse still, is when you find that it is not just the young men, but also young girls have brown teeth. ... view
• 1 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a)Yes, I am aware that Ilengeni Dam in Mutembua Location, Mbitini Division, Nzaui District was constructed in November 2009 by the National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation (NWCPC) and surely was washed away by heavy floods on the night of 9th and 10th of November 2010. There was no damage to property and crops downstream. (b)The NWCPC is redesigning the dam to accommodate unexpected floods of such magnitude if they do occur again, based on the studies that are going to be undertaken. The dam, therefore, will be reconstructed during the next ... view
• 1 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not satisfied. This is because this size of dam is called a pan. It is just where one takes a bulldozer and excavates soil without checking the structures of the soil or putting in a lot of engineering work. It has been washed away twice; it was done the first time and washed away, then done again this year and washed away. This, to me, confirms that the structure of the soil is very weak. This means that we need to put more money and our engineers to redesign the dam so that we ... view