19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
I am on a point of order.
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19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have the Powers and Privileges Committee which can summon Members who mislead this House. I will write to the Powers and Privileges Committee to summon Ms. Odhiambo and Mr. Kiunjuri to appear before the Committee. Also, the minutes of the Parliamentary Select Committee should be brought to the Committee. We would then know who is misleading this House.
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19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the first time, hon. Members must act with decorum. If hon. Members mislead this House and the public, they should be censured---
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18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply.
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18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
My Ministry will rehabilitate Manooni Dam starting the next Financial Year, 2009/2010 at an estimated cost of Kshs21.3 million. The works will comprise of scooping the silt that has accumulated over the years, construction of composite filtration units, rehabilitation and extension of distribution network, construction of community water points and rehabilitation of masonry tanks and fencing of the dam site.
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18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, it would be unfortunate if there are families that were removed from that area and have not been compensated. They are supposed to be compensated if the Government took over the land.
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18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
So, I would like us to approach the issue from that point. To be fair to them, we should first of all, deal with the issue of whether they were illegally removed from their land or not.
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18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, every Government plan, not only in the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, is contained in the Vision 2030. It is only good that Members be versed with that and it will give you the answer.
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18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are constructing these tanks, so that we can treat the water. However, upon having the dams and the tanks, it is upon the water users in the area to come up with a team to manage the dam. The issue of the treatment will fall strictly under them.
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18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. I an aware of plans to construct the dams for irrigation and hydropower generation in Arror River Basin in 1986.
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