11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said that we have asked our field officers to do that because this Question is about contamination of water. Our field officers recommended to us that the water is good for domestic use. They have really tested the water. The only person who can now come with a contrary view is the hon. Member. We have done that, unless we are proved to the contrary. However, for us, as it stands, the water is good for use since it has been tested by our officers.
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11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the questioner is a doctor and knows for sure, that on any point that we have been challenged on whether the product is of quality, we have the relevant organisations that carry out the research. If it is the case of Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), we go ahead and proceed from there. In terms of water, the Ministry has its own way of testing it. We have done exactly that.
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11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Now, the only question that can come up is when he questions our integrity and asks us to bring a sample that has been tested and proven. So, I can ask the hon. Member to let me know the exact point he is talking about. We should then go there the two of us, draw the water and ask for its testing and see whether the report I have is false. However, we have tested the water. This is not a matter we can play about with. The canal is there and it is being used for irrigation and at ...
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11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we must face the reality. We have canals all over the country. We have rivers that are being used. It depends on the hygiene measures people take when using this water. Even people consume water from dams. It is the truth because I cannot come and say canal water is not being used while in my own constituency, people are using it. We should not shy away from the truth.
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11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
4888 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES February 11, 2009
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11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member thinks that because I am a party leader, I lead a certain Government. I am still in this Government. However, I undertake to either go with the hon. Member of Parliament or his representative alongside the representative from my Ministry to establish the truth.
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11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you agree with me that I do not have my diary with me here but I am a hon. Member and I can take an undertaking which is honourable, that I walk out with him and we take a date.
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11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply.
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11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
(a) Yes, I am aware that no rivers or streams flow across any part of Kiirua and Rwarera locations and that there are no dams in these semi-arid parts of Buuri Division.
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