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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on 12th June, 2014, the Senator for Meru County, Sen. Murungi, requested a statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Roads and Transportation regarding the status of Mikinduri-Maua Road. In the statement sought, the Senator wished to be informed of the following:- (a) the current status of the Mikinduri-Maua Road; (b) the cost of the project and the contractor; (c) why it has taken so long to complete this short road; (d) how much money has been allocated to this road this financial year; and. (e) when the road is expected to be completed. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to respond as follows:- (a) The Mikinduri-Maua Road is located in Meru County and it is 18 kilometres long, out of which 8.5 kilometres has been completed to bitumen standards. (b) The contract sum is Kshs1,721,871,230 and the contractor is M/s Mulji Devraj & Brothers Limited. (c) The construction of this road has taken longer than the contract period due to budgetary provisions in the past financial years, that is 2012/2013 and 2013/2014. (d) In the Financial Year 2012/2013, the allocation for the project was Kshs469 million while in the Financial Year 2013/2014, the allocation for the project was Kshs155,496,897. The contractor is still on site but no work is going on. In this Financial Year 2013/2014, the project was allocated Kshs155,496,897,000 which was not adequate to complete the works as per the initial expected time of completion in September, 2013. (e) The Ministry, through the Kenya Rural Roads Authority, (KeRRA) plans to complete the remaining part of 9.5 kilometres before the end of the Financial Year, 2014/2015. The budget estimates next Financial Year, 2014/2015 for the Mikinduri Maua Road is Kshs400 million. Enclosed are the contract details and the project location map. I beg to submit the statement."
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