15 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
On a Pointe of Order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. The question at hand today is the manner in which---
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15 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
Yes, it is a point of order. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the issue at hand is not the ownership. It is the manner in which---
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15 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
What is out of order is that the Minister himself has come here to clarify the ownership. What is questionable is the manner in which those people’s houses were destroyed and people evicted. The question at hand---
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2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is okay, although, I was ready to answer him.
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2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, considering that the answer has to go back to the district so that it can be broken down into constituencies, and you know some of the districts traverse the constituencies, I would seek your indulgence to give me one more week, so that the answer comes in two weeks.
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2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
Most obliged, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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1 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The number of boreholes drilled in Mwala Constituency since 2006 to date is 41, out of which 13 boreholes are still capped. Out of these, only six boreholes are suitable for equipping as the rest are either dry or the water is of unacceptable quality. The list is contained in Annex A. (b) The cost of equipping a borehole varies from Kshs1 million to Kshs6 million, depending on the depth yield of the borehole, the pumping distance and the source of power, among other factors. The suitable boreholes, the majority of which ...
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1 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
In addition, my Ministry will de-silt three pans, namely, Kavumbu, Kwa Luvai and Kwa Kanailo during the current financial year at a cost of Kshs6 million through the National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation.
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1 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have clearly indicated that we are going to equip the boreholes that have water which is suitable for human consumption in the current financial year. I am sure that we will complete them next year. The tendering process will be completed by April, 2012. The tendering process will start in January.
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1 Nov 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is true that not all of them are suitable. Some of them have little water, while the salinity level of the water in some of them is very high. So, the water in them is not suitable for human consumption.
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