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"speaker_name": "Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen",
"speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport",
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"content": "is 12.87 kilometres. The 10 kilometres from Migwani Town to Tulia Town have been completed, including some town roads. Therefore, the percentage of physical works completed for this additional section is 29.6 per cent, bringing the total completion of the entire project to 90.5 per cent. The project end of Defect Notification Period (DNP) is on 4th October 2023. However, the contractor has suspended works due to delayed payment of certificates amounting to Ksh1,155,896,907 and delayed land acquisition. The two factors are likely to affect the contract period. However, the Government has provided Ksh150 million in the Financial Year 2023/2024 for resumption of works. Hon. Speaker, I now move to Question No.80 of 2023 asked by the Member for Suna West, Hon. Peter Masara on the construction of the bridge. From our perspective, the road and bridge go together and I will respond as follows. The Kokendi-Arombe Bridge was procured by KeRRA as construction of Munyu Bridge and its approach road on Kokendi-Arombe Road. The contractor slowed down the rate of works due to financial constraints attributed to delayed payments of pending Interim Payment Certificate (IPC), which affected their cash flow. To date, the amount certified for payment is Ksh12, 462,881.87, which is 62% of the contract sum of Ksh31,140,484.20, and as of 14th April, 2023, the contractor was yet to be paid a total sum of Ksh4,962,881.87. Before the slowing down of the rate of works, the contractor had completed the major works on the structure including the flanges, the top and bottom slabs and the deck before running into cash flow constraints. The contract was awarded to M/s Regional Cosmaintor Limited on 9th July 2019 at a contract sum of Ksh31,140,484.20. The works commenced on 7th November, 2019 and were scheduled to be completed in 12 months up to 7th November, 2020 with defects liability period of 12 months. To date, 41 months have elapsed against an overall progress of approximately 55.75 per cent; that being 314 per cent of the contract period and the amount certified for payment is Ksh12,462,881.81. Having completed major works on the structure, the contractor has been instructed to prioritise the back filling and construction of the approach roads to Arombe Dispensary to allow public use, especially during the heavy rains. The Ministry through, KeRRA has also prioritised to provide budgetary provision to the project in the Supplementary Budget for the Financial Year 2022/2023. I left the Express Way Question. There is Question 82 of 2023 that I need to respond to in relation to Masara-Sori-Agolo-Muok Road in Nyatike Constituency. I wish to respond as follows. The contract for the upgrading to bitumen standard and performance-based routine maintenance of Masara-Sori Road was awarded to M/S. Ceabud Engineering Services Ltd, on 6th November, 2018 at a contract sum of Ksh1,521,882,807.50. The works commenced on 3rd January, 2019 and were scheduled to be completed in 30 months up to 3rd July, 2021, with a defects liability period of 12 months and a maintenance period of 36 months. To date, 51 months have elapsed being 170.0 per cent of contract period against an overall progress of approximately 83.88 per cent with 28.98 kilometres of blacktop achieved out of the total scope of 41 kilometres"
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