22 Apr 2014 in National Assembly:
(ii) clarify the status of an agreement between the Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company, Athi Water Services Board and the former City Council of Nairobi that lapsed two years ago, and whether it has been renewed or renegotiated; and,
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22 Apr 2014 in National Assembly:
(iii) state whether the assets of the water services companies, including those of the Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company, have been transferred safely to the relevant county governments, including an update on the composition on the relevant boards.
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22 Apr 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Speaker. I would like to state that, in fact, this request was here in the last Session of Parliament and actually took more than a month to be responded to. This time round still we are without an answer. I would urge the Chairperson to, with all the seriousness, make sure that three weeks will be three weeks. Thank you.
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22 Apr 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Speaker. I sought a Statement from the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding the menace of street families in the city and other towns within the country. We are now two months down the line and I have not got the Statement.
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6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on the emergence of street children and families in major towns, notably Nairobi. In the Statement, the Chairperson should inquire into and report on:-
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6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly:
(i) the plight of children and families that have since returned to the streets as their presence there threatens security and shatters the dreams of economic prosperity;
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6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly:
(ii) the coordinated effort by the national and count governments to get rid of the menace of street children and families in towns whose presence on holidays remains one of the biggest threats to security and the dream of a 24 hour economy; and
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6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly:
(iii) whether there are plans to integrate these street families and children into the society by enrolling the latter in schools and admitting adults in vocational training institutions where they could acquire skills on various trades.
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6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I know there is a process involved in coming up with a concrete answer. This is a big menace. You find that, particularly in Nairobi streets, the mugging is back to the streets and therefore it is a serious danger to the investors in the city. So, I would wish that the Member could have given two weeks to respond.
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