Njeru Ndwiga

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• 15 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will start with Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale’s question on the issue of the Equalization Fund. This fund does not go through the Ministry, but through county governments. What we should do is engage county governments and see how they can use that Fund to help on water matters. The Ministry does not have control of that, but this is an engagement we can have with county governments, since we work together, and see how we can use that Fund to advance water in various counties. view
• 15 May 2024 in Senate: Tharaka-Nithi and other dry areas are some of the counties that we have mapped out, so that once we realize they have enough underground water, we can then engage and go ahead to sink those boreholes. view
• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, and Members of the Senate, I thank you for giving me this chance to come and share some insight on the Question asked by Sen. (Dr.) Murango. The last time I was The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: here was when I was the Minister for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development. I am happy to be here today as the sitting Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation. I wish to reply as follows on the question that provides details of all water projects earmarked for funding by the national Government in Kirinyaga County in the Financial Year 2023/2024. In the Financial Year 2023/2024, the national Government has allocated a budget of Kshs135 million for construction of Ngariama-Njukiini water supply. The project is being implemented by the Tana Water Works Development Agency (TWWDA). The scope of ... view
• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: (iv) Obtaining approval from Rhino Ark Trust, who maintain the perimeter walls of the area to allow for the construction of two gates at the Kathandeni Forest fence line section to open up access to the intake works and water treatment works respectively. In addition to the above, I wish to also state that the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation is also undertaking other projects within Kirinyaga County, which are at various levels of planning and implementation stages as shown in Annex 1 attached herewith. Question No. 5(b) is on whether there are any plans to supply water to ... view
• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: Asante sana, Seneta, kwa swali hilo. Ningependa kueleza Maseneta kuwa kuna mashirika tisa ambayo hutekeleza kazi ya Wizara katika maeneo tofauti tofauti na Tana Water Works Development Agency (TWWDA) ni mojawapo ya mashirika hayo. Kuna pesa ambazo tumepata ambazo zitagawanywa kwa mashirika hayo yote. Kwa hivyo, shughuli zingine ambazo zilikuwa zimesimama sasa zitatekelezwa. Pili, wakati tulipokuwa tunafanya mradi wa Kenya Towns Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Programme (KTSWSSP), kuna pesa ambazo tulibakisha. Pesa hizo zilitoka kwa African Development Bank (AfDB) ambao ni wafadhili wa miradi hii. Tulitaka waturuhusu kutumia pesa hizo katika miradi ambayo haikukamilika. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when the ... view
• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, regarding the question on Thambana Dam, as a Ministry, we are undertaking to do 100 dams. All these dams are under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) programme. One of these dams that we are considering is Thambana Dam. We are still receiving proposals. We will have a meeting today to go through all those proposals. I want to assure the Senator that something is happening as far as Thambana Dam is concerned. Concerning Kamumu Dam, we have submitted our proposal to the United Kingdom Accreditation Forum (UKAF) for review. We are hopeful that these dams will be implemented after ... view
• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I had mentioned earlier, what we have received as a Ministry is the allocation for the first quota, which is Kshs4 billion. That money will be disbursed to the Water Works Development Agencies (WWDAs) immediately. I talked about the savings that we received from the KTSWSSP. That is why we wrote to AfDB, so that we do not have an objection when we start finalising the projects that have been pending. I submit. view
• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Senate Majority Leader, for that Question. Hon. Speaker, we all know that 80 per cent of our country is either arid or semi- arid. Accessibility to water is about 72 per cent. I want to report here that, at least each Kenyan, has accessibility to water within a range of two kilometers. For areas that need to have water closer to the citizen, I can assure this House that as a Ministry, we are mapping out those areas. With the little funds that we get, we are making sure that every Kenyan gets access to clean water as ... view
• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir and the Senator. On the issue of Maruba Dam, I would request that we be given more time to look into it. However, I hear it requires a lot of desilting. A comprehensive report will be provided to this House or to the Senator, if we can have a bilateral between me and her. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view