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    "id": 1431729,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ndia, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Kariuki",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On Thursday, 18th April 2024, the Member for Mwingi North, Hon. (Eng.) Paul Nzengu requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding the current state of allocation to roads maintenance under Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) development fund for April to June this year. Hon. Nzengu specifically requested for details on the following issues: 1. Explanation on the criteria used to allocate funds, leading to huge discrepancies and leaving other counties without any allocation. 2. Measures the Government is taking to alleviate unnecessary discrepancies in funding and ensure there is equitable development of the country. The Committee has since received response from the Ministry of Roads and Transport and I now wish to make that Statement. In regard to the criteria used to allocate funds, the Ministry submitted that prioritisation of roads and drainage structures for construction is premised on the principle of equity and needs and taking into consideration the following factors: 1. National economic blueprints and strategies. 2. Availability of resources, factoring in existing commitments and fiscal liabilities, that is, pending bills. 3. Overall project impact and socio-economic benefits. 4. Stakeholder inputs and needs. 5. Criticality of the project, including emergency considerations. 6. Regional priority considerations. 7. Comparative cost of projects based on similarity or location. 8. Government policy directives. Further, the Ministry submitted that upon identification of projects, costs and estimates, an annual priority list is generated for budgetary allocation. In compliance with the law, the list is presented before Parliament for consideration and appropriation as necessary. Following parliamentary approval, the Ministry implements the projects in line with the appropriated provisions through respective roads agencies. In addition, the Ministry submitted that roads financing under the fuel levy is governed by the allocation as stipulated under Section 6(d) and (e) of the Kenya Roads Board Act, 1999 - (revised in 2023) - which states as follows: 1. 22 per cent for maintenance of constituency roads equally allocated to the 290 constituencies. 2. 10 per cent for maintenance of link roads between constituencies. 3. 40 per cent for maintenance of national trunk roads. 4. 15 per cent for maintenance of urban roads. 5. 1 per cent for maintenance of rural roads in national parks. 6. A maximum of 2 per cent for Kenya Roads Board operations. 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."
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