Ferdinand Waititu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: (b) My Ministry has allocated Kshs5.5 million to Marigat District Water Office in this financial year; out of which, Kshs2 million will be used to extend pipelines from Endao and Lobere boreholes to Kampi ya Samaki Township and the surrounding areas. The balance of Kshs3 million will be used in other rural water supplies. view
• 18 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is true that there is a big problem at Kampi ya Samaki Township. It is also true that there is no ground water in that area. The water that is available is saline. My Ministry will extend the pipeline. We have projected that Kshs2 million will be enough. Since we have a balance of Kshs3.5 million, we can still increase the amount that is available. view
• 18 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as a Ministry, we appreciate the work that is being done by the Catholic Diocese. But our approach to this problem is to extend the pipeline instead of the machine that is doing the defluoridation. view
• 18 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think there is some confusion by some hon. Members regarding this Question. There is Lake Baringo which has water that has some fluoride and the Catholic Church has a machine that reduces that fluoride at a rate of 4,000 litres per day. Our Ministry is working together the Catholic Diocese on that line. As a solution, we have Endao and Lobere boreholes which are five kilometers away. The Ministry wants to extend the pipeline from there. We have set aside Kshs5.5 million and we have Kshs2 million to use in that supply immediately. view
• 18 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I discussed this Question with the hon. Member and he is aware that we have allocated Kshs5.5 million to Marigat District Water Office. The District Water Officer is ready to spend Kshs2 million on that project immediately. If the Kshs2 million will not be enough, the other Kshs3.5 million is still with the District Water Officer at Marigat and he is ready to use it to make sure that we realize the five kilometers of supply line. view
• 1 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) My Ministry has allocated Kshs45 million for the development of water projects to Ijara District through the North Water Service Board for the last three Financial Years; 2008/2009, 2009/2010 and 2010/2011. (b) My Ministry has spent a total of Kshs45 million to provide clean water in Ijara District for the last three years out of which Kshs37 million has been used in Masalani and Hara water supplies whose sources of water is River Tana. Further, my Ministry has allocated Kshs2 million for de-silting of Gababa Water Pan through the Kazi ... view
• 1 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that the condition is very bad in Ijara District. My Ministry has released Kshs9.5 million, and not Kshs3 million. We are also in the process of procuring water bowsers for some of the constituencies, which are hard hit. Ijara District and the new Hulugho District are some of the earmarked beneficiaries. view
• 1 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that we have been promising to provide water bowsers. It is also true that we have ordered for water bowsers. We are waiting for money from the Treasury. We expect to have the water bowsers by the end of September. view
• 1 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the money we have provided for that area can also be used for the hiring of private water bowsers. They have been doing this in the past. What I have promised is that we are going to give them another water bowser. They already have one water bowser. We are going to give them another water bowser from among the ones we have procured. view
• 1 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, already, Kshs10 million has been released to the Northern Kenya Water Services Board. The money is not with the Ministry. It is with the water services board for the sinking of boreholes in Hulugho and Sangailu. What I need to mention here is that we have a problem in those areas, because some areas do not have underground water. There are so many boreholes which have been sunk, but which are dry. So, getting underground water in that area is also a problem. view