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"content": "stretch from Maseno to Opasi in Luanda Constituency so as to ensure it remains passable ahead of the main works assigned to Ms China Railway No.10 Engineering Group. The overall physical progress of works for the entire road project is 68 per cent as at today, with 24 kilometres constructed to bitumen standard. On the second issue, the Ministry has prioritised payment of all pending bills, including those of Ms China Railway No.10 Engineering Group to facilitate full resumption of work at this project. Towards this end, Hon. Members, the Ministry has paid some Ksh54,975,670 in the current financial year to the contractor. We have received commitment from them on resumption of work as efforts are made to settle the remainder of this payment as soon as possible. Hon. Members, again, we are working round the clock to raise funds through securitisation. We will come back to this House to get approval to spend that money once we receive it. This will ensure that we get all contractors back to work. Pending bills are a big issue. I want to reiterate again that it is our top priority. We are working on it. In fact, I chaired a meeting at 7.00a.m., this morning to look at timelines. We are beginning to see the end of the runway with respect to how we can resolve this challenge. Thank you."
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"content": "Hon. Dick Maungu then Hon. Nyikal."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for the opportunity once again. Indeed, what the Cabinet Secretary has captured is true that this road began in 2016. It has been assigned thrice to contractors who vacated site. As you know, a road under construction cannot have normal maintenance. This means that the road is impassable and orphaned. I wish the Cabinet Secretary would help us understand what remedies they are putting in place to ensure this road is motorable. As we speak, it is true that the contractor, Ms China Railway No.10 Engineering Group Company Limited came back two weeks ago to put culverts. However, the road is impassable and cannot be accessed. This road passes through Luanda Constituency to Seme all the way to Rarieda. It is a very important corridor for the people of Luanda and the Western Circuit. Could the Cabinet Secretary tell us what strategies he is putting in place to ensure that this road is passable. I am sure he has some emergency funds under the 10 per cent Cabinet Secretary allocation which can cater for this."
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"speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
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"content": " As my colleague has said, since 2016 up to now, this road has been assigned thrice. First, to Hayer Bishan Singh & Sons Ltd, then Ms Agrimac Consortium LLP and now Ms China Railway No.10 Engineering Group Company Limited. Although the Cabinet Secretary is saying Ksh54 million has been paid, the information I have is that the contractor is not going back on site to finish the final five kilometres to Kalandini. In fact, Hayer Bishan Singh & Sons Ltd got stuck in the first bit on the Hon. Member's side and is now doing culverts. Two months ago, I lost my temper because they are using some hand pulled equipment to construct the road. Cabinet Secretary, I think you need to take more keen interest. This road connects Luanda at K’Otieno to Mbita and Sori. It is a very major road and has stalled. Since Ksh54 million has been paid, will Ms China Railway No.10 Engineering Group Company Limited go back to work? Is Hayer Bishan Singh & Sons Ltd able to complete the Maseno side?"
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"speaker_name": "Mr Davis Chirchir",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Members, I met Ms China Railway No.10 Engineering Group Company Limited and this company has capacity. I wanted to sensitise them on what we are doing to"
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"content": "settle all the pending bills. Hon. Members, we have paid Ksh54.9 million out of the outstanding Ksh114 million. I undertake to meet with the contractor and ensure that this road is made motorable. I will work on this between today and Friday. More importantly, because the contractors are beginning to see hope in what we are doing to pay the pending bills, we ensure that they accelerate work. In spite of the fact that we owe them Ksh3 billion in total on this particular road, having paid the Ksh54.9 million, about 50 per cent of the outstanding of the same amount should be able to get them back to work. I want to confirm to Dr Nyikal that this contractor will get back to work. I will work on that. Thank you."
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