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"speaker_name": "Mr. Nguyai",
"speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government",
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"content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The status of the projects as requested by the hon. Members are as follows. I will summarize because I have a very lengthy answer. However, I have provided the hon. Member with the full answer. In the 2006/2007 Financial Year, the Council of Nakuru granted Boror Secondary School Kshs900,000 for the construction of two classrooms. However, owing to the scarcity of land, the school management resolved to put up a one-storey building. As a consequence, the cost of construction rose up. Unfortunately, the contractor engaged by the school management did not do proper work and, in particular, did not provide a staircase to the upper floor and the constructed roof slab started falling down. Since then, the contractor has been changed. First, there was a Mr. E.K. Mureithi and Company Ltd who was unable to proceed for what he termed as interference from the school management and local politics. He pulled out claiming Kshs215,000 as his cost. Secondly, Alule Autoworld Construction took up the job for Kshs1.017 million. The work commenced and he put the reinforcement bars. Once again, the school management committee argued that the building was structurally unsound and through a council letter, they requested the Ministry of Public Works to carry out a structural assessment of the building. The Ministry of Public Works confirmed that the building was sound but the management refused to co-operate with the contractor. In a nutshell, the delay to complete the project is generally attributed to the unco- operative school management. Solai Kale Secondary School is located in Maji Tamu Ward. On 7th May, 2009, the county council contracted Aeronics Construction Company to construct two classrooms for a total of Kshs540,000. The contractor carried out the work well at the initial level. He, however, abandoned it upon receiving payment and realizing that the quoted works were less than what he was meant to make and, therefore, he was unable to proceed. On 2nd June, 2011, the council gave Kshs300,000 directly to the school to complete the stalled classrooms. The school management committee has successfully completed the project. The only works remaining are floor spreading, Frazier Board, verandah, window panels and black board painting. The principal has assured the council that the classrooms will be fully completed and ready for use in August, 2011. Kipsyenan Dispensary is located in Kambi ya Moto Ward in Nakuru. In the 2006/2007 Financial Year, the County Council of Nakuru gave the dispensary management committee Kshs500,000. The work was immediately started and construction was done up to three courses. However, the construction stalled because there was no funding due to none availability of budgetary provisions. In the 2010/2011 Financial Year, the County Council of Nakuru contracted Walga Company Limited to construct 50 cubic meters of water storage tank and a cattle trough and supply 500 PV of one inch and 400 PV of three-quarter inch at a cost of Kshs1.167 million to Kasururei Water Project which is located in Maji Tamu. The contract was signed and the contractor has completed the works."
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