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"content": "We have developed regulations that are currently in the Attorney-General’s office. We hope to get gazette this week and thereafter introduce alcoblow to ensure that we do not have drunken drivers endangering the lives of road users, for that matter. The Traffic Act is under NTSA while the implementing agency or the enforcement agency is under Ministry of Interior and National Administration. Those are some of the things we are working on to polish up so that we can address this challenge of loss of innocent lives and carnage on our roads. The other supplementary question was on Awasi-Katitu Road. Let me not make a commitment on the Floor of the House because a number of these require budgetary scrutiny. We need to work very closely together. Professor, we can sit down and look at level of accommodation on the basis of prioritization of roads in the county. More importantly, we currently have commitments on our ongoing projects totaling to about Kshs2.1 trillion. With the budgetary allocation of about Kshs50 million every year, that would take us about 20 to 30 years. I do not want to say 40 years because Kshs2 trillion divided by 50 is 40. We need to tread very carefully and do proper prioritization and affirmative action to ensure that we are building Kenya in an equitable way. Sen. (Prof.) Ojienda, allow me to basically look at this specific road with respect to the programmes going on in the county and the level of priority from the leadership of the county. Sen. Maanzo, asked about Emali-Ukia Road and whether we need to urgently prioritise and tarmac it being the only section in the whole of the corridor. These are very specific requests with respect to supporting this transnational corridor. Therefore, allow me to basically sit down with Sen. Maanzo and look at that."
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"content": "Kipsing-Oldonyiro bridge has a budget funded under RDLF. Hon, Members, we are fairly in a good place today given the fact that you allowed us to securitize the Kshs7 billion. Any road project which on account of non-payment is being stranded or suspended for that matter, we are getting back the contractors to work. We did not raise money for particular roads for particular regions, but for all the pending roads in Kenya. We are paying for all of them and getting the contractors back to work through a supplemental settlement agreement that stipulates how we will get back to work and pay them subsequently. That includes bargaining and negotiating for write- down of 35 per cent of the interest that they had levied on the principal. So, we are in a good place. We will need to chart the way forward together to ensure that budgetary allocation is adequate. If it is not adequate, then it is commensurate to the work that we hope to complete. We hope the work certificates will be issued during the period, so that we do not slow down and ensure that we get our road sector working again. Like I said, we already have Kshs63 billion. We need Kshs175 billion. It is not only in Government books because we are doing off-balance sheet. We basically sold Kshs7 billion to a special purpose vehicle partner who has looked at the historical performance of the road maintenance levy. They are paying us Kshs175 billion and spending time to collect the money without recourse to the National Treasury. This and next week, we should be able to pay all the contractors the initial 40 per cent on account 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": "of what they have signed for in the settlement agreement, go back to work together on all those roads which are stranded. We want to ensure that going forward, we do proper budgetary allocation to support work certificates for the completed work for the particular year. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, and Members, once again, thank you for the support you have given us in the roads sector, particularly on working together to ensure that we settle pending bills and get all our contractors on any road in Kenya back to work."
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"content": " Give Sen. Dullo the microphone."
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"content": "Sorry, Waziri, I still have concerns on the signage and the two roads where the budget is there, but what has been spent is not reflected in the table. I do not know whether you looked at it. Maybe you can check later and give me a response."
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"content": " I think where there is a budgetary allocation, but payment has not happened--- Let me check the details. That could just be an exchequer release. It is cash flow. Therefore, it should not be a major issue. Let me undertake to address that with specificity because when there was a budget and work is in progress, there should be no reason. It could just be a cash flow issue with respect to exchequer releases, if it is coming from there. However, if it is from the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF), there should be no reason for not making payments. Where there is a certified certificate for work done, we should be able to pay immediately. I thank you."
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"content": " Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. Hon. Senators, we have only two minutes remaining. I am not sure if we will make any substantive supplementary questions and get replies from the Cabinet Secretary. So, please allow me to give leave to the Cabinet Secretary, so that we proceed to the next order. Hon. Cabinet Secretary, thank you very much for your attendance today and the responses. We wish you all the best in your duties. You may now take leave."
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"content": "[The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport (Hon. Davis Chirchir) was ushered out of the Chamber]"
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"content": "ADJOURNMENT"
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"content": " Hon. Senators, it is now 1.14 p.m. Having concluded the business for which I extended the hours of sitting pursuant to Standing Order No.34(2A), the Senate stands adjourned until later today, Wednesday, 9th April, 2025, at 2.30 p.m."
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