Charity Ngilu

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• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) In this Financial Year, 2010/2011, my Ministry will undertake detailed design and the costing of Meru sewerage systems. Funds for implementation will be sourced from development partners once the plans are ready. Negotiations with the partners are expected to start next financial year after finalizing the plans. (b) I am aware that Makutano, the upper town of Meru, is not connected to the existing sewerage system. (c) Makutano will be connected to the sewerage system once the proposed expansion of Meru sewerage system is implemented. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. ... view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that, that is the undertaking I made. I actually promised that we were going to look for strategic development partners who could support this project and we did. However, the preliminary draft showed that it required over Kshs750 million. What we were able to get was less than that, that is, Kshs600 million. We thought that it would be better for us to use that money in the same area, that is, Maua. I know that, that is not his constituency, but we decided that we would rather use that money in the ... view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the development partner that we had actually approached is the African Development Bank (ADB). Since they could not give us up to a tune of Kshs750 million and they were ready to give us Kshs600 million, which is adequate to do Maua, we decided that we could not let it go. So, we decided to get Maua sewerage system done and then get other development partners to do Makutano. view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this was a soft loan. view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member is right really. Where there is no sewerage, development is very slow and the outbreak of diseases is rampant. But I want to assure hon. Members that we are in the process of looking for and engaging development partners and it looks like we will be able to get people who will respond positively. So, I just do hope that between now and next year, we will be able to engage some partners who will support us. I am unable to say absolutely that by next year, I will start it. But I ... view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to assure them that they will certainly be on the drawing board, but I do not want to undertake that for sure, I am going to get a development partner who is going to commit himself. However, what I can do is to check whether the Exchequer can give us some money to do this project in phases, should I fail to get a development partner. That is what I can undertake to do. view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that on 28th July, 2009 Athi Water Services Board advertised for the expression of interest for the design and building of Maragua Dam, whose site is downstream of Maragua and Gikigii rivers confluence. (b) When constructed, the Maragua Dam reservoir is expected to cover an estimated area of four kilometres square. However, to establish the actual area, my Ministry has engaged a consultant to undertake aerial surveys for the proposed dam area. On completion of this survey, it will be possible to map and identify the number of ... view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said, we are in the process of designing. Once that is done and we have identified the farmers and stakeholders, they will certainly be compensated. However, much more than that, we ensure that in the area where water is coming from, if the people living there cannot get water from the same source that will bring water to Nairobi, we find another source of water for them. With Vision 2030, we are looking at areas where Nairobi is going to get adequate water. The water that is being used in Nairobi comes from the ... view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a true observation. However, there are laws which govern how people are compensated. Therefore, you cannot compensate much more than what has been set out. You cannot take families to live together. However, when a dam is constructed somewhere, people are compensated financially. view