Dr. Newton Wanjala Kulundu

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 541 to 550 of 577.

• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that the location of the headquarters of the Northern Water Services Board is geographically appropriate for the purposes of centralised and effective service delivery to the region. The decision to locate the headquarters at Garissa was arrived at during the first meeting of the Board after giving due consideration to geographical location, infrastructure development and fairness in distribution of regional bodies dealing with water resources management and May 31, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1031 development. (b) Isiolo District is represented in Northern Water Services Board by the Clerk to ... view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree with the hon. Member that the Northern Water Services Board (NWSB) serves all the districts he has mentioned. They include Moyale, Marsabit, Samburu, Laikipia, Ijara, Mandera and Wajir. But during the first meeting that was held in Isiolo, the NWSB members agreed that they were going to locate the headquarters of the NWSB in Garissa Town. Geographically, Garissa Town is considered central as it is easily accessible from all the district headquarters in the region, especially Mandera and Wajir. So, the distance from the district headquarters to Garissa is generally less than that to ... view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not have it here, but I undertake to table it. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. The Directors of Embu-Mbeere Water Company were elected by the stakeholders from the two districts of Embu and Mbeere in accordance with guidelines formulated by the Tana Water Services Board. Tana Water Services Board, which is mandated by the Water Act, 2002, to provide water services in an efficient and economical manner, held workshops for stakeholders where they were sensitised on the reforms in the water sector, including the responsibilities of water service provider companies and guidelines for the formation of such companies. The guidelines were aimed at ensuring formation of companies which ... view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there were genuine consultations. On 31st November and 1st December of 2005, there were sensitization workshops for the stakeholders of Embu and Mbeere districts, respectively. The stakeholders were sensitized on the reforms within the water sector, formation of water services provider companies and minimum requirements for the water companies, including qualifications of the directors as well as on the advantages of clustering some of these schemes. So, there was enough consultations. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with the hon. Member that as Members of Parliament from that area, they are stakeholders. I would like to remind the hon. Member that the Ministry also organised a similar workshop, where hon. Members were invited. However, most of the hon. Members did not attend. The Ministry is organising another workshop to sensitize hon. Members on the reforms being undertaken by the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is why I said that there is need for hon. Members to attend the next round of sensitization workshops being organised by the Ministry. The former Minister for Water and Irrigation organised a workshop during the reforms. We got the reforms on the way having been implemented. However, even then, hon. Members did not attend the workshops. There is a criteria used in appointing members of water services boards. The local councils are represented. Local authorities could be represented in the boards by town clerks or clerks to councils, treasurer, mayor or chairman to the council. ... view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member is right. That is because we have just started implementing the envisaged reforms in the water sector. It is unfortunate that hon. Members did not respond at that time. We are organising additional sensitization workshops and hon. Members will be invited to attend. Hon. Members will be expected to raise specific issues, so that we can review the areas of their concern. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, all these matters fall within the powers of the Minister, and I am an Assistant Minister. However, we are organising a workshop to this effect. These people can only be in office for a certain period of time. I also have powers to terminate their services. Anything is possible as long as we work together. view