Mwangi Kiunjuri

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• 12 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, much as I agree with him that we should carry out a research, hon. Members should be aware that we have water from an organization called Water Resources Management Authority (WRMA), where we have money for water catchment and river embarkment rehabilitation. Since the money is there, hon. Members should visit our offices so that we can issue actual directives. For example, water catchment should not be a problem. You just have Water Users Associations (WUAs) which can be guided clearly on the projects we are implementing. We have Kshs500 million for that. We have not even ... view
• 12 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we carried out advertisements for bidding for construction and equipping of boreholes. The tender came up in the last two weeks and by the end of this week, I believe 21 days will have lapsed. We shall then be able to get contractors to do the work. So, I would like to assure hon. Members that most of the work, including capping and drilling will be done in the next three weeks. Contractors should be on the ground by then. view
• 12 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: 4938 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES February 12. 2009 view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: (a) The routine water quality tests undertaken by the NIB in conjunction with the Kenya Water Institute on water draining into rivers from the irrigation fields has established that the water is suitable for domestic use. view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: The Board also carries out annual environmental audits of its irrigation schemes to ensure compliance with the Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act (EMCA) of 1999. view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: (b) As mentioned above, the quality of water discharged to the rivers is suitable for domestic use. view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I considered all those facts when answering the Question. We are aware of them. We do enough research and the water is clean. It is good for use. view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, we do not issue certificates of compliance. We do thorough research and check. Once again, in that region, we have the research centre in Mwea Irrigation Scheme which deals with the monitoring of the water quality and at the same time, analyzing the water samples collected from the intakes on various discharge points. So, that is enough. However, if the hon. Member wants a compliant certificate, then he should write to us and tell us exactly what he wants because that is a very different question and we shall issue one if it ... view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: No, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First of all, the hon. Member is raising very serious allegations and it is very easy for him to prove what he is asking from the House because he Fe bruary 11, 2009 PARLIAMENTAR Y DEBATES view