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    "content": "(iv)when the construction of the two roads would be completed. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Roads and Transporation, the response is as follows:- The Isebania-Kehancha-Gwitembe Road (E166) is under the purview of the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) and is approximately 50 kilometres. The section between Isebania and Kehancha is 20 kilometres long and in a good motorable state. Out of the 20 kilometres, five kilometres is bitumen standards while 15 kilometres is gravel. The remaining 22 kilometres is in an unsatisfactory state because it is being worked on by the County Government of Migori to restore it to a motorable state. A proposal has been made by the Government of Kenya to the Government of Slovak Republic through the National Treasury and the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure for funding the project at an estimated cost of Kshs4.3 billion. Negotiations are currently ongoing towards finalization of this proposal. The road has however been fully designed and its construction shall therefore follow once an agreement is reached. The indicative date of completion of the Isebania-Kehancha-Gwitembe Road will be ascertained once the financing agreement referred to above is finalized. Regarding Muhuru Bay-Migori-Kehancha-Ngorenkore Road C13, the road is under continuous maintenance in accordance with the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) roads maintenance programme. The maintenance programme for the roads in the current financial year is as follows:- - Bush clearing, - Culvert cleaning, - Heavy/light grading, - Spot gravelling improvement. - Installation of culverts. In the last financial year, that is, 2013/2014, the amount of money allocated for the maintenance of the Road C13 was Kshs105.7 million. The budgeted amount for the financial year 2014/2015 is Kshs59.5 million. The project allocation for the financial year 2015/2016 is totaling to Kshs132 million. At the moment, the road is motorable although some section of about 5 kilometres around Mara area is challenging due to the rain season. The tenders for the construction of the first phase of the project; that is, Masara- Suna-Kehancha were advertised on 23rd November, 2011. About 20 contractors showed interest, however, only 10 firms submitted their bids at the close of the bids submission deadline which was on 15th January, 2013 at 1200hrs. The bid responses were as follows:- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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