Amb. Chirau Mwakwere

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the potholes are not filled with murram. The job was done professionally at a total cost of Kshs17 million. view
• 19 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is a written answer, but I apologise if it was not delivered to the hon. Member. I beg to reply. (a) The draft Integrated National Transport Policy was formulated in February, 2004, by a task force committee. Thereafter, the Ministry of Transport constituted a team to study the policy recommendations contained in the document, and also requested Ministries and institutions directly or indirectly touched by the recommendations to make their comments. The report was, thereafter, revised and a small task force was established to prepare a draft Sessional Paper on the country's Integrated National Transport ... view
• 19 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I estimate that the Sessional Paper will be presented to Parliament for debate within the next ten weeks. view
• 19 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, ten weeks is the upper limit. It could be done earlier than that. May I also inform the hon. Member that the presentation of a transport policy does not mean that all our problems will be solved. It is an integrated transport policy that involves, not only Government Ministries, but also the private sector. It is a document that will map the future of the transport sector in this country to make it secure, safer, efficient and more useful to the people as a whole. view
• 19 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, public transport laws are being enforced by various sectors and Ministries. We want to bring all those laws under one umbrella. But it does not mean that there is no machinery for the enforcement of the laws at the moment. view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to make a Ministerial Statement in response to a point of order that was raised by Mr. Boit on 22nd March, 2007. Just to refresh my colleagues' memory, Mr. Boit sought a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Transport. He observed:- "Of late we have had innocent wananchi losing their lives on our roads but we have not heard any Cabinet Minister apologise for those deaths. Mr. Speaker, Sir, could we be told why deaths have increased on our roads? Is it because of un-roadworthy vehicles or bad roads? Is it because of reckless driving? ... view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with your guidance, I will assume and take it that we are all at the same level of understanding with regard to issues in the transport sector. I will, therefore, proceed as directed by Mr. Speaker. When it comes to land transport, we have road transport and rail transport. Under road transport, we are responsible for the regulations that govern the utilisation of our roads. We have in place the Traffic Act, the Transport and Licensing Board Act and various Acts that are used in the utilisation and regulation of the road transport sector. Mr. Speaker, Sir, ... view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I really get the question and I understand it fully. I am now answering the question so that you may be in a position to pose intervening questions to the right Ministry. As it is now, probably unknown to most people, the implementation and enforcement of those regulations are not the responsibility of the Ministry of Transport. The implementation is the responsibility of vehicle owners, vehicle operators, traffic police and not the Ministry of Transport. We do not even have the right to flag down a vehicle. We have no right to check--- view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Traffic Act, CAP.403, Section 69 gives the responsibility to regulate and maintain order on our roads to the police. The Act is very clear and it states that the responsibility to regulate and maintain order on our roads is the responsibility of the traffic police. view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think all of us know that responsibilities are clearly apportioned. What I want to--- view