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"content": "(Sen. Korir consulted loudly)"
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"content": " Sorry, Cabinet Secretary, Sen. Korir, do you have a point of order?"
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"content": " No, it is out of order. You cannot have a point of order against the Cabinet Secretary’s’ response."
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"content": " Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the budgetary allocation by KURA and KeRRA on some of the roads in Kisumu County, highlighted by Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda are as follows. Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me state that the budgetary allocation for the roads under KURA for the requested financial year. I have indicated the numbers highlighting the 10.6 kilometres roads in Maseno, the 123.1 kilometres roads in Kisumu, a total of 133 kilometres, with a total budgetary allocation of Kshs258 million in financial year 2024/2025. I have shown the historical allocation in the financial years 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, and 2023/2024. KURA has two roads being upgraded to bitumen standards in Kisumu, namely Maseno-Kombewa-Kalandini Road, which is 37.5 kilometres and Koru Town Junction-C35 Road and access to Koru Bible College, which is 11 kilometres. The budgetary allocation for each of the projects is shown. Koru Town Junction, C35, has a current budgetary allocation of Kshs97.23 million. Maseno-Kombewa- 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": "Kalandini, D245, and Maseno Town Roads has a current budget of Kshs54 million in the current financial year. We have also indicated the historical budgetary allocation for those two roads. The Ministry, through KeRRA, has planned performance-based maintenance of roads, which are currently in procurement process under various contracts and also progress of works completed as provided in the table attached. That table is annexed. On the third question, measures taken by the Ministry on the projects under KeRRA are to provide sufficient budgetary allocation and further engagement with the National Treasury to allocate more resources to ensure timely completion, engage with contractors to facilitate faster progress. For instance, sub-contracting of works to mitigate capacity constraint on the Maseno-Kombewa-Kalandini Road, sanctioning of contractors for slow progress on Koru Town Junction-C35 Road-Koru Bible College. Further, the Ministry shall prioritise several critical roads for upgrading to bitumen standard in this county and some affirmative action we are currently looking at. I have also given the table that shows ongoing projects under KURA in Kisumu Urban Town; a total of about 9.6 kilometres impacting on various roads from Tom Mboya Loop to Ken Obura-World Vision-Kenya Re-A8 Junction, totaling about Kshs425 million and currently work in progress at 36 per cent. I will say what we are doing to hasten the progress on some of these roads with what you have done with the securitization. Therefore, payment of pending bills that will help us to expedite the work. I would like to proceed to Question No.040 by the Senator of Makueni County, Sen. Dan Maanzo, which is the concern on the construction of Namanga-Kajiado- Loitoktok-Emali-Ukia, all the way to Kithimani Road, the delay in completion of the project. The measures the Government is putting in place to ensure construction works on the road meet the standards and move quickly. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Ministry, through Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), is currently not carrying out any construction on the listed roads links due to unavailability of funds. However, maintenance works of existing roads and design, progress are being carried out as tabulated. For example, Namanga-Kajiado section, we have a performance-based contract for maintenance of this section of the road that is divided into two. That is Isinya-Basil, 47.5 kilometres with a budgetary allocation of Kshs137 million. The second section is Basil-Namanga with a budgetary allocation of Kshs353.3 million. On Loitoktok-Emali, we also have a performance-based contract for maintenance of this road, which is also divided into two sections. The section from Emali-Isineti Road is 57 kilometres with a budgetary allocation of Kshs174 million. The second section Isineti-Loitoktok is 56 kilometres, with a budgetary allocation of Kshs197.9 million. It is a three-year maintenance contract which is about to lapse. On Emali-Ukia, a routine maintenance contract is under procurement and works are expected to commence in May. For Mwala-Kathiani, another maintenance contract for maintenance is under procurement and it will be awarded in May. For Ukia-Ithangini is currently maintaining, KeNHA is maintaining this section between Wamunyu and Nduluki Junction, through a 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": "routine maintenance contract. The Masii-Mwala section has been under maintenance through a periodic maintenance contract covering Kyumvi-Machakos-Wamunyu Road and Makutano-Mwala Road. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with respect to the designs of Kajiado-Loitoktok, design was completed a while ago and will be updated once funds for construction are available. We do not have funds for that road, Sen. Dan Maanzo. We can look at that and see how to prioritize. The Emali-Ukia road was designed to completion as part of the East Africa Economic Corridor, including the following roads, Kathiani, Kambaa, Mwala, Makutano, all the way down to that loop road that has passed and includes Matiliku-Kilili-Kwa Philip-Wote-Ukia Junction, all the way to Makutano Junction and Wamunyu. The design has been completed and construction shall commence. We are working on the budgetary allocation. The ongoing maintenance works are being implemented in accordance with the standard specification for roads and bridges, special specification and further construction of the newly designed section will also comply with relevant standards. The construction timelines for the future contracts whose designs have been completed will be set once funds become available. Currently, there is no ongoing construction requiring acquisition of land. However, for the future, construction projects whose design have been carried out, compensation for land to be acquired will be done once funds become available. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on Question No.45 by Sen. Dullo on the matter of incomplete projects for construction and upgrade of roads undertaken by the KURA and the KeRRA in Isiolo County, let me respond as follows. I will make a general statement on the delayed project with respect to roads, not just in Isiolo, but the country at large. The Ministry of Roads and Transport through the KURA has one ongoing project for upgrading to bitumen standard in Isiolo Town funded under GoK development fund. I have given the details for this particular upgrading of the 10-kilometres Isiolo Town Road, which is funded by GoK. We have a funding allocation of Kshs838 million and the contract is ongoing. The amount certified today is Kshs255.07 million and the percentage of work done is 34.49 per cent. The amount due to the contract to date has advanced payment is Kshs83.8 million and there is a pending bill payment of one Kshs121 million. The challenges include delayed disbursement of funds to the contractors, road encroachment within the construction corridor and heavy rains amongst others. I want to address the challenge of delayed roads due to pending bills and say that when we got approval to securitize the Kshs7 additional road maintenance levy that we got Parliament's approval sometime in July last year. We have securitized Kshs7 and that is basically selling the Kshs7 to an investor who gives us money today or who has given us money today and they then take the right of the Kshs7 and collect the over discounted over a period of time. Today we have so far received Kshs63 billion. We have allocated those funds to pay contractors 40 per cent of all outstanding invoices on certificates for work done. We have worked on a return-to- 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": "work formula through a settlement agreement, which forces contractors on receipt of the 40 per cent to return to work as they wait for the 60 per cent payment. I want to assure this House that the delay or the suspension of works that we have witnessed in the last few years will be something of the past. We are getting contractors back to work and we will see them working on our roads in all the counties in the country. Let me not say in the coming weeks because most of the contractors who have received payments are already resuming work. Therefore, for ongoing projects where the impediment has been delayed payments, that is, for now, a story of the past. I want to thank the House for allowing us to securitise the Kshs7 and get the contractors back to work. This also addresses the contracting GDP to construction where, with contractors pulling out of construction sites, there has not been much activity on our roads. Therefore, payment for cement, petroleum products from our petrol station, payment for steel and employment of our youth has been contracting tools because of that contracting GDP from construction of roads. With that facilitation and support, we are getting back all the contractors because almost 50 per cent. As I speak here today, have been paid and the remaining 50 per cent are being paid this week. Hopefully, we will complete payment by next week and get all the contractors back to work. Therefore, there should be no road, which, on account of delayed payment, should be suspended. We have negotiated a settlement agreement to ensure that, upon receipt of the 40 per cent, work begins while we complete the listing of the securitization facility that brings in a total of Kshs175 billion to fully settle pending bills. Moving forward, we will work closely with all stakeholders to ensure that budgets are allocated to address the milestones contractors are expected to achieve within a budgetary year. This will prevent situations where contractors banks and infrastructure projects, such as roads, which are crucial for both political stability and economic growth, are suspended due to non-payments. Hon. Temporary Speaker and Members, the table outlining the figures for the various roads under consideration and their respective budget allocations has been presented. With that, I beg to stop. I thank you."
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"content": " Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. Hon. Senators, considering the time, I will invoke Standing Order No.34(2)(a) to extend the sitting by an additional 15 minutes to allow for supplementary questions. We will begin with the Members who originally asked the question. Sen. Sigei, please be brief and limit yourself to one supplementary question, to ensure that other Members also have the opportunity to participate. 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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