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"speaker_name": "Hon. Murkomen",
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"content": "respond to questions from the Senators. As I have said before in my previous appearances, it is always my greatest pleasure to come back to the Senate and perform my constitutional responsibility to be accountable to the people of Kenya, through this important august House. I beg to respond as follows- (a) A compensation schedule for the project’s affected persons amounting to Kshs694,899,812 was initially submitted to the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) vide a letter from the National Land Commission (NLC) dated 18th February, 2019. However, this schedule was noted to have errors including double compensation and over-valuation of structures. The National Land Commission (NLC) addressed the issues and re-submitted a revised schedule that covers the entire project through the letter dated 2nd March, 2021, amounting to Kshs1,924,766,370. A tabulation of transfer of funds to NLC is shown in the Schedule. That Schedule is attached. I am sure the hon. Senator has it. I will not read the entire Schedule, but it has a tabulation. As shown in the table above--- I cannot see where Sen. Wambua is seated but I hope that he will note because he has the Schedule."
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"content": "(Sen. Wambua waved from his seat)"
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"content": "Thank you. (b) It is difficult to read the Schedule openly, so I will refer to what that Schedule means. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as shown in the table above, the outstanding amount is Kshs1,598,468,659. I will also add that KeNHA has been faced with financial challenges due to inadequate budget allocations. However, the Agency has since dispersed a total of Kshs326,307,801 to NLC for compensation to some of the project’s affected persons. Further, the compensation process has commenced for the extension to Mbondoni direction. The employer’s representative assistance team have conducted land searches for the affected parcels and the Agency is in the process of validating the search which will be sent to the NLC for further gazettement of intention to acquire. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in summary, that is the answer. Just to note that Sen. Wambua has raised this question in the committees. He is a Member of the Committee, and he is very passionate about it. Unfortunately, and just to reiterate what the answer says, we have a massive problem of budget allocation, not just for this Kibwezi Road, but across the country. We have a pending bill of Kshs150 billion, and it is earning interest. It is growing everyday yet the budgetary allocation for this exercise, this financial year is only Kshs46 billion. We struggled to distribute it between pending roads and compensation for projects affected persons and that challenge requires a serious national conversation before we go to the next budget circle. Otherwise, many people are suffering, not just in"
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"content": "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 and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "Kibwezi but even along the road between James Gichuru to Rironi and many others across the country. I thank you."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
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"content": " Hon. Wambua, you have the opportunity to ask two supplementary questions. You can ask both of them or you may ask one and be the last to ask a supplementary question after your colleagues have asked their supplementary questions."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am well guided. I will ask my two supplementary questions at a go. I thank the Cabinet Secretary for his response. I believe he is just being honest on this one. This is because he has mentioned that I have been on this matter for the longest time. In this Senate, there is no matter that has engaged the Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing in terms of questions and statements and the matter of compensation for persons affected by the project between Kibwezi and Migwani. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the Cabinet Secretary’s response, the total compensation amount is Kshs1.9 billion. From 2019 todate, 2024, only Kshs326 million has been paid out. For those who do maths, I do not know what that percentage is. A whooping Kshs1.5 billion has not been paid. Mr. Cabinet Secretary, you know you and I have engaged on this matter before in your past life, at the same time that this road was started with two other roads whose compensation figures were Kshs5 billion plus. The amounts in the Western bypass and the Eldoret bypass are almost completely paid as compensation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with due respect, it is good for the people of Kitui to know whether this matter is ever going to be dealt with conclusively or not. The answer given by the Cabinet Secretary that there are no funds available in the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) is a difficult response to take. As a representative of my people, it reminds me of the Nyayo Era when the President himself then said that the answer to any question from the sections that did not support his Government would be that there was no money."
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"content": " Sen. Wambua, you are giving a speech. What is the question?"
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is very difficult to just ask a direct question on a matter like this. Allow me to pave my way to the Question. I beg you."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
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"content": " Then do it quickly."
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