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    "id": 1008197,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Pokot South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Pkosing",
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        "legal_name": "Losiakou David Pkosing",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(C) the following Hon. Members requested for Statements from the Chairperson, Departmental on Transport, Public Works and Housing. The Statement regarding the status of the construction of Elwak-Fino Roads was by Hon. Ibrahim Mude, MP Lafey Constituency. The Statement regarding the Status and Utilization of Funds allocated for Construction of Bomet Town- Kapkoros-Litein Road, Tenwek Hospital Road and others to bitumen standard was by Hon. Ronald Tonui, MP Bomet Central. The Statement regarding Compulsory Transportation of Cargo through the Standard Gauge Railway was by Hon. Abdullswamad Sherriff, MP Mvita Constituency. Regarding the Elwak-Fino Road, the Statement was responded by the Ministry yesterday before the Hon. Member and he was very satisfied with the response by the Ministry, which I table. On the Statement regarding the status of roads in Bomet Town, you guided us earlier that we invite the owners of the Statements to appear before the Ministry, so that they can ask for further clarification - which my Committee did. So, we followed your instruction to the letter. Hon. Tonui and the Ministry appeared before my Committee yesterday. According to our evaluation, he was satisfied 80 per cent. The remaining 20 per cent we referred the Ministry to go back and iron out. The problem was who should construct the roads in Bomet Town and its environs. There was confusion whether it is the National Government or county government. That confusion was not cleared. Therefore, my Committee, following your directive, referred the Ministry back to go and sort out that confusion so that it can be cleared and a further Statement filed before this House. Hon. Tonui was with us and he agreed on that point. On the third Statement, which was sought by Hon. Abdullswamad, in August 2019, an order was jointly issued by the Managing Director of Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and the Commissioner-General of KRA mandating the use of the SGR to transport all import cargo destined for Nairobi and beyond. Subsequent to this, the Cabinet Secretary issued an order suspending the above order by KPA and KRA. I want to confirm from the response to the Statement, which I will table, that the order by the two institutions, according to the Cabinet Secretary, remains suspended. Hon. Speaker, part (ii) of the Statement request was about the Mombasa-Naivasha SGR cargo freight service. Last week, you gave direction on the matter and gave us one month to bring to the House a comprehensive statement. This is a preliminary Statement. The Cabinet Secretary says that in May 2020, he issued a directive on transit cargo. He says that he mandated the use of SGR to transport transit cargo from Mombasa to Naivasha. The primary reasons for this directive were to contain the spread of COVID-19 and it was as a result of consultations amongst the East African Heads of States and a follow-up meeting by the Ministers responsible for transport in all those countries. Various stakeholders, including our regional partner States, have requested for additional infrastructural investment at the Naivasha Internal Container Depot (ICD) and the Ministry is making those investments as I give this Statement. The additional investments include an expanded marshaling yard, whose work has started and will be completed by 15th July 2020. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}