Charity Ngilu

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Entries 661 to 670 of 806.

• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to believe what the hon. Member is telling the House. But I must admit that I have personally not been there. However, I have information before me that shows that some of the sites that were supposed to be drilled were not drilled. I do not have information whether the sites that the hon. Member has mentioned are some of them. But those are some of the things that are making me do some work with NWCPC, for what they have not done. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to share the information with ... view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appreciate that and, certainly, Samburu is one of the districts where drilling of those boreholes was done. I have the numbers here, but not the exact positions. view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that the water project designed in 2006 to benefit the El-Molo community in Laisamis District has stalled. My Ministry, through the National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation (NWCPC) undertook detailed designs and feasibility studies to provide August 6, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2355 clean water to Laisamis from Kuwencha Videge and other nearby stream sources from Loiyangalani Market Centre. The scope of the works which were completed after the studies included laying down the 21 kilometre pipeline and the construction of two water storage tanks of 48 litres ... view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the problems that the people of Laisamis are going through as a result of not taking clean water. But I also want to say that it is true that when people take water with high flouride concentrate, it means, obviously, that their teeth are not going to be white. It is worse if they are girls. However, I want to assure the hon. Member that we are going to look into that issue. I am going to see to it that the water is actually right for the people. view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Yes, it is true that I have not visited this area to see for myself the suffering of the people. If El-molo people stagnated at 99, I expect that they will be about 150 people now. I would rather give water to 150 people who are in need than a million who are not. Let me assure the hon. Member that I am going to look into this, as I said and ensure that they get water. Let me also share with hon. Members that we have got some money in Water Services Transfer Fund that maybe a lot of ... view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not plan to go and do more homework. What I plan to do is to go and see for myself! I think we are going on recess tomorrow. So, I need to visit those places. If you could show me, I believe that seeing is believing. That will help me to understand the gravity of the problem. view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yes, I agree that the NWCPC does not have the full capacity to do all the works that it is required to do. Therefore, we do out-source and use other organizations that can do the work. Therefore, we are going to do that. view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know exactly the number of water boozers that I have in the Ministry and where they are at the moment. I can only say that I am going to check. Let me say that I really know the importance of water. Therefore, I will check and see what we can do immediately on this matter. view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member will remember that, that is done according to the Water Act, 2002, that we passed in this House. It stipulated that the NWCPC is going to be the implementing arm of the water boards, including any works that will be done by the Ministry. So, unless we change that, the water boards need to use and will continue to use the NWCPC. view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, since the hon. Member has made me aware of the problem, I think the first thing that I need to do before I visit the community is to ensure that we have some resources somewhere. The hon. Member can make me know what can be done immediately so that when I go there, I can go with an answer. Otherwise, going there will be a joy for me to see what the community is doing. So, I will take time to do that. view