Ferdinand Waititu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said it is in Ijara District. What the hon. Member needs to do, and it is in the public domain--- Just the other day, the Ministry of Finance reallocated Kshs1.5 billion for drought mitigation. That is why we have decided to increase water bowsers in drought hit areas. What I can promise the hon. Member is that, once we receive that money, we will give a water bowser to Hulugho District. We have already ordered for the water bowsers. view
• 4 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the water bowsers will go to areas that are hard-hit. I call upon Members to come and update us on the latest situation in their constituencies, so that they can be assured of getting water bowsers. view
• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Having been a civil servant for about seven years working as an accountant at Treasury and the Ministry of Home Affairs, I know that in offices, there are documents that are handled collectively by officers--- view
• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Yes, I am on a point of order, but I wanted to expound it by telling you that some of the documents handled in public offices have an impact on collective responsibility. People speaking the same language in offices somehow pass some information that others in the same office do not understand. Personally, I feel that--- view
• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true the Constitution states that we should promote our languages. However, this Motion talks about our public offices and the official languages to be spoken in those offices. view
• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that power supply to the pumps at Nyahera/Mkendwa/Kanyakwar Water Project was disconnected on 7th February, by the Kenya Power and Lighting and Company (KPLC) due to failure by Gulf Water Services Company to pay an accumulated power bill of Kshs700,000. Power was reconnected on 18th April after my Ministry paid Kshs200,000. (b) My Ministry, through the Lake Victoria South Water Services Board, has engaged the KPLC to identify modalities of offsetting the remaining balance, while maintaining electricity connection to the water supplies. Lake Victoria South Water Services Board has, ... view
• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are aware that some of these are new companies. As a Ministry, we are trying to push them to be more efficient, so that they can use their revenue properly and make sure that they pay their workers and electricity view
• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: bills. It is our sincere hope that with time, some of these companies will be able to stand on their feet. view
• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is true that some of the officers at the grassroots do not report matters immediately. Sometimes they are to blame for the failure in communication. However, you know very well that we are still implementing the new Water Act. At least, we expect some teething problems in some of the new companies. As time goes by, these companies are improving their efficiency, and it is our sincere hope that within no time all these companies will be efficient enough. view
• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is true that Nyakach Water Services Company had some problems. However, our Ministry has been trying to help the company to stand on its own. We thought that we could cluster the companies together, so that they could work together. However, we have realized that if we cluster some of these companies together before we know their problems, it will be like clustering problems together. We first want to identity the ones which cannot stand on their own. Our Ministry is going to make sure that at least something is done. If it means merging them ... view