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    "speaker_name": "Bureti, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kibet Komingoi",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, I wish to respond. On Thursday, 27th February the Member for Kisii County, Hon. Dorice Donya, requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding the utilisation of the Fuel Levy Fund. In her Statement, she indicated that even though 80 per cent of the fuel levy is sourced from the road users, most roads across the country are neglected, have potholes, inadequate drainage while others have stalled. She sought the following information: 1. A report on the total collection and the use of fuel levy for the maintenance, rehabilitation and development of the country's road network over the past three years, including the details of the specific roads. 2. Steps implemented by the Ministry to ensure transparency and accountability in the expenditure of the Fuel Levy Fund. 3. The criteria used to prioritise road maintenance and construction projects funded by the Fund. 4. Measures put in place to ensure timely completion of the projects funded by the Fund. 5. The status of disbursement of the Fuel Levy Fund between the National Government and the county governments, and whether county governments are sufficiently funded to maintain the roads under their jurisdiction. The Committee received a written response from the Ministry of Roads and Transport on 26th and now wishes to state as follows: Regarding the total collection and the use of the Fuel Levy Fund for the maintenance, rehabilitation and development of the country's road network over the past three years, including the specific details of the roads that have been done, the ministry submitted a whole tabulated list which has been presented to the Questioner. I want to note that in the financial years 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025, Ksh82.8 billion, Ksh77.1 billion and Ksh112 billion was collected respectively. It is estimated that in the Financial Year 2025/2026, a total of Ksh113.6 billion will be collected. The Hon. Member can go through the list of projects in the response given to her. I would like to bring to the attention of the House the fact that the High Court in Nairobi issued interim conservatory orders on 19th August 2024. They directed the Kenya Roads Board (KRB) to freeze and withhold Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF) collected in the Financial Year 2024/2025, to the extent of Ksh10.522 billion to be allocated to county governments. In compliance with the court order, the board is withholding RMLF allocation for the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) and the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) this financial year, as tabulated in the annexe provided. I do not want to go through all the figures. To make it clear to the Members, Ksh24.7 million allocated to each constituency is being withheld. Regarding the steps implemented by the Ministry to ensure transparency and accountability in the expenditure of the Fuel Levy Fund, the Ministry submitted that according to Section 6(2)(g) and Section 26(1) of the Kenya Roads Board Act, 1999, KRB has the mandate to monitor and evaluate by means of technical, financial and performance audits, the delivery of goods, works, and services financed by the Fund. Technical, financial, and 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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