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    "content": "Infrastructure regarding the erosion of Sirima-Loiyangalani Road. In the request for statement, Hon. Joseph Lekuton sought to establish, among other things: 1. A detailed report on urgent measures that are being taken to ensure the Sirima-Loiyangalani Road is rehabilitated. 2. Urgent measures that are being put in place to ensure all affected residents receive food and basic amenities. 3. Steps being taken to ensure that water from Lake Turkana is re-usable for agriculture in the surrounding semi-arid areas. The Committee received a response from the Ministry of Roads and Transport, through the Clerk of the National Assembly, on 20th September 2024, which I now wish to present before the Plenary. Regarding the urgent measures that are being taken to ensure the rehabilitation of Sirima-Loiyangalani road; in order to reinstate the traffic flow, sections of the road totalling to 3.1 kilometres will be levelled by cutting in hard material under the Upper Eastern Region Framework Contract for Handling Emergencies. Another 2.4 kilometres between Km52 and Km 54 will be graded under the ongoing routine maintenance contract in order to ensure connectivity between Sarima and Loiyangalani towns. As part of a long-term solution, KeNHA is conducting a survey to identify and establish an alternative route between Sarima and Loiyangalani town. Hon. Temporary Speaker, regarding the urgent measures that are being put in place to ensure that all affected residents receive food and basic amenities, the Ministry, through the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA), is only able to assist in ensuring that the infrastructure is motorable and accessible for the teams which donate food and other basic amenities. With regard to the steps that are being undertaken to ensure that the water from Lake Turkana is re-usable for agriculture and the surrounding semi-arid areas, the Ministry does not currently have a corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme that is aligned towards dealing with the issue of managing water for agricultural use around Lake Turkana. I submit."
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