{"id":712775,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/712775/?format=json","text_counter":220,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Obure","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":118,"legal_name":"Christopher Mogere Obure","slug":"christopher-obure"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this request for statement was made by Sen. Gwendo and it is in respect to Rabuor-Chiga-Kibos Road in Kisumu County. I wish to respond as follows:- The Government is aware that Rabuor-Chiga-Kibos Road is in need of repair to motorable standards. On the question of whether the road could be upgraded from Class D to Class C; I would like to respond that the road was upgraded to national Government road through the special issue of the Kenya Gazette Supplement No.4 of 22nd January, 2016 and the new road classification is C853 which is under the purview of the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA). Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on what funds would be allocated to improve this road; my response is that in this Financial Year 2016/2017, the sum of Kshs10 million has been earmarked for routine maintenance by the Kisumu East Constituency Roads Committee. The works to be done include light grading, heavy bush clearing, culvert cleaning, installation of culverts and spot gravelling works. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the last question was on what measures were in place to protect the road from additional damage due to perennial flooding. The answer is that the Government will continue to maintain the road through its annual roads maintenance programmes to ensure that the drainages are protected even during the perennial flooding."}