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    "id": 1557434,
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    "speaker_name": "Bureti, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kibet Komingoi",
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    "content": "performance audit programmes have been undertaken by the board from the year 2003 to date. The findings and recommendations were disseminated to the road agencies for action. The Ministry has provided copies of technical, financial, performance audit reports for KeNHA, KeRRA, KURA and the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) for financial years 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 to the Committee. This has also been availed to the Member. Regarding the criteria used to prioritise road maintenance and the construction of projects funded from the Fuel Levy Fund, the Ministry submitted that prior to preparing the annual roads works programme, roads agencies carry out annual roads inventory and condition surveys to determine the conditions of the road network under their jurisdiction. Due to budgetary constraints, road prioritisation is undertaken in line with a Road Sector Investment Programme (RSIP). Under this programme, the road maintenance and development are prioritised in the following order: 1. Preservation through routine and periodic maintenance of the road network. 2. The road asset restoration through rehabilitation and reconstruction. 3. The road improvement and development through upgrading, road widening, junction improvement and new constructions, including provisions for non- motorised traffic. Regarding the measures put in place to ensure the timely completion of road projects funded from the Fuel Levy Fund, the Ministry submitted that the following measures have been put in place to ensure timely completion of projects funded by the levy. The Annual Public Roads Programme (APRP) is an annual programme and projects under it are completed within the financial year. Pursuant to Section 19(1) and (2) of the KRB General Rules 2022, the Ministry, through the KRB, monitors the implementation of APRP by reviewing quarterly returns from the road agencies. This highlight delays and challenges in the execution of the projects. The Board makes monthly disbursements of funds to roads agencies to ensure adequate funding and timely completion of the works. The Ministry, through the Kenya Institute of Highway and Building Technology (KIHBT), undertakes capacity building of contractors and enhanced quality of works and construction management. Road agencies have embraced performance-based contracting where contractors are paid to attain set and agreed service levels, milestones and penalise for noncompliance with these service levels. Regarding the status of disbursements of Fuel Levy Fund between the national Government and the county governments and whether counties are sufficiently funded to maintain the road networks under their jurisdiction, the Ministry submitted that through the KRB, they undertake regular monitoring and the progress of RMLF-funded projects through technical, financial and performance audit. The Ministry submitted the list of ongoing projects under KeNHA, KeRRA, KURA and KWS. Fuel Levy Funds are allocated to road agencies in accordance with the Section 6(d) of the Kenya Roads Board Act. The county governments received 15 per cent of the Fuel Levy as conditional grants from the Financial Year 2015/2016 to 2020/2021 based on the County Allocation of Revenue Act for maintenance of county roads. The maintenance of county roads is incorporated into the equitable shareable revenue from the exchequer with counties not receiving Fuel Levy funds. Further, comprehensive answers to this Question may be provided next week when the Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport will be in the chamber to answer some of the Questions pertaining to the Fuel Levy Fund."
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