Charity Ngilu

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Entries 651 to 660 of 806.

• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to apologise for not supplying him with the written reply. I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that Uaso Ng'iro North River is drying up for a stretch exceeding 100 kilometres between Malka Daka and Habaswein. (b) It is true that this situation is largely due to illegal abstraction of river water by the large- scale farmers who are irrigating. (c) Certainly, we are now creating awareness to the farmers upstream, so that they do not draw water from the river as fast as they are doing, hence making the people downstream ... view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I really agree with the hon. Member and I want to assure him that I am personally going to make a visit to the place. With the technical team we have put in place, we will see what we can do as a matter of urgency. view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said, I personally want to visit the place so that I can see exactly what short-term and mid-term action I can take. I can then come back with a better answer for all of you. view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, since I have undertaken to do that, I have already put a team in place. I have requested the Water Services Regulatory Board to look into this. Therefore, I am going to come up with the names. If there are people using this water illegally, I can assure the House that we will stop them from doing so. view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the day before yesterday, I did inaugurate the Water Services and Regulatory Board. That Board is going to look into this. I will get a report from the Board. Once it is done, I am certainly going to deal with it. view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to promise the hon. Member that, that will be done. view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, since this is a very important issue to deal with, I want to ask the hon. Member to come to my office and we will set a date when we can visit the area. view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will bring this to his attention, so that he can answer the Question tomorrow. view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: I will do so, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that the National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation spent Kshs155,400,000 in the financial year 2006/2007 to drill and equip 43 boreholes and equip additional four boreholes in Samburu, Ijara, Moyale, Isiolo, Laikipia, Marsabit and Garissa districts. Drilling of boreholes was not done in Ijara District due to poor ground water potential in the area. (b) My Ministry has undertaken reforms in the water sector. In line with those reforms, the work of drilling and equipping boreholes is mandated to the National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation (NWCPC). During ... view