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    "id": 1583130,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ndia, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Kariuki",
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    "content": "3. Interventions by the ministry to ensure the completion of these projects, including specific completion dates. The Committee received a response from the Ministry of Roads and Transport on 14th May 2025, which I now wish to make. Regarding the status of the Kiamuthambi-Gatuto Road, the Kerugoya Girls- Kandakame Road, and the Mungetha-Gitumbi-Mugwandi Road, the Ministry submitted that these roads are in the Project Contract No.RWC 286 under Jiangxi Water Hydropower Construction Company Limited as the contractor. The roads are currently incomplete because the contractor suspended work since October 2022 due to none payment of Ksh383,356,919.10 that was due to them. The original completion date was 4th October 2020. The revised project completion date was 1st May 2022. The current project’s physical progress is at 85.5 per cent against 160.90 per cent time lapse. The Ministry further submitted that: 1. Kiamuthambi-Gatuto Road, covering 2.68 kilometres, stalled after completion of the base layer construction. 2. The Kerugoya Girls-Kandakame Road, covering 1.96 kilometres, has been halted after the first seal surface layer was laid, with a 100-metre section remaining unconstructed due to unresolved wayleave issues. 3. The Mungetha-Gitumbi-Mugwandi Road, covering 3.818 kilometres, has similarly stalled following the completion of its base layer construction. All these three projects currently remain incomplete, with work suspended at various stages of development. Regarding Kagumo-Kangaira Road, the Ministry submitted that this road link is in the project contract No.RWC 621 under China Wu Yi Company Limited as the contractor. A section of 4.2 kilometres along the road is complete, with the remaining 2.75 kilometres incomplete. The contractor has not been on site since December 2024 due to delayed payment of Ksh141, 490,725.38. The original completion date was 26th July 2024. The current project’s physical progress is at 31.85 per cent against 120.99 per cent time lapse. Regarding the Mutira-Kagumo-Kiamaina-Gathuthuma-Kianjagi Road, the Ministry submitted that these roads are in the Project Contract No.RWC 549 under China Wu Yi Company Limited as the contractor. A section of 6.56 kilometres along Mutira-Kagumo is complete, with the remaining 10.79 kilometres incomplete. There are no ongoing works because the contractor suspended work since November 2024 due to delayed payments amounting to Ksh290,570,283.83. The original completion date was 2nd July 2022. The revised project completion date was 12th February 2024. The current project’s physical progress is at 69.84 per cent against 120.46 per cent of time elapsed. Regarding Kerugoya Prisons-Kimandi and Kibingo-Kiratina Roads, the Ministry stated that the two roads are under the county government’s jurisdiction. Regarding the status of rehabilitation works for Gakoigo-Kianderi-Kangatia Road, which is 13.08 kilometres, the Ministry submitted that the road project forms part of Project Contract No.RWC 286 under Jiangxi Water Hydropower Construction Company Limited. The roads shall be rehabilitated by the contractor upon the scheduled resumption of works. On Miringa-iri-Kiawakara Road, the Ministry submitted that this road was constructed under the R2000 programme, which was completed in January 2021. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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