Charity Ngilu

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• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, while I agree with what the hon. Member is saying, he should also realize that it is not the duty of the Ministry to continue supporting water companies. The water companies should be able to support themselves. However, when they cannot afford some of the expenses that they incur, the Ministry comes in to support them. As much as it looks like battering services, we have actually supported them with much more than what we owe them. Therefore, it is a question of them paying us and then we can pay them. I do not think they ... view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not avoid to answer that question. Actually, if you do simple quick arithmetic and say Kshs334 million that we have paid on behalf of the company and the Kshs167 million that they would like us to pay them, you will find that the company actually owes the Ministry another Kshs168 million. Therefore, you want to ask yourself: Do we ask the company to pay the Ministry or do we say we have actually supported the company to discharge its mandate? view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, actually, the Auditor-General picked this up. However, we also said: “Yes. We also know that we owe Nakuru Rural Water and Sanitation Company Ltd. Kshs167 million but, however, we have spent Kshs334 million on them to discharge their duties. So, do we have to spend much more on them by giving them back the Kshs167 million and ask them to pay us back?” I know that this does not sound like very good way of doing things, but this is also allowed within the Government. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in this very same House, we passed the Water Act (2000). Those water companies are supposed to be independent and do their own work. However, I have to answer questions every other day about water companies that have failed to pay their debts. The Ministry then comes in to support them. Now, when the Ministry comes to support them, nobody says that they Ministry should not support them. I am now surprised that the hon. Member is asking that the Ministry should pay this money when he, himself, also knows that we have been supporting the company ... view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me just say that the water was not supplied to the Director of Water Services. It is just in the books that the Director of Water Services is the one who is charged with the responsibility of ensuring that all those water companies work. Where they do not work as expected, then the Director must come to their support and to their aid. This is what he did. Therefore, I do not see how the Director would be expected--- I know this company will still have some problems. They will still come to the Director for ... view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, actually, that is not the case. We have had to take money from other votes to support the water companies. The water companies are supposed to be independent and limited companies that make money. However, from time to time, they run into trouble with resources and had to come to their rescue. So, there is actually no money voted to support water companies other than for building the assets for them and after that, we leave them to do their own work. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Yes, I will do that. I will pass a message to him. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that under the Economic Stimulus Programme, 2000 acres of land in Bura was allocated to the National Youth Service (NYS) under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for production of maize. The NYS was not able to utilize all the land as they did not have adequate resources but only utilized 1000 acres out of the 3000 acres. (b) I am not aware that residents are in the process of acquiring the land unprocedurally as the National Irrigation Board is yet to put up irrigation infrastructure in ... view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, these answers are very clear actually because I am saying that--- The hon. Member is talking about 800 acres that have been utilized but I am saying it is 1000. So, assume it is 800, I am saying 2000 acres are not at the moment under agricultural work that is supposed to be ongoing because we never put infrastructure there because it was under the NYS. This is how we are working in Bura. I am also saying in part two that we are now putting another infrastructure. If we leave the farms as they are ... view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: It will appear like the hon. Member is not looking at what I have said in Part (b). Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have said the NIB has just completed installation of irrigation infrastructure on another additional 2000 acres which is not under the NYS and it is in the process of allocating to farmers for production. That is what I have said and that is what the truth is. view