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"content": "they have made some progress on that front, but we are still to sort out a few more on the same issue. Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, the other visit was the assessment of the Outering Road Project, which was done in July, 2018. The State Department of Infrastructure and Public Works, the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) and Sino Hydro – who are the contractors – accompanied the Committee in this visit. One of the observations by the Committee was that there was this building, Taj Mall, which is at the junction between the Eastern Bypass and Outering Road. The Building was identified as a bottleneck; and it is in public knowledge that after our visit, that building was brought down and the road can now be properly completed. Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, the fourth visit was to assess the status and performance of Eldoret International Airport during the Senate siting in Uasin Gishu County. Among the issues identified by the Committee is that there is need to expand the runway and the need for the integration of the airport into the local economy. This is because as it is now, the airport only receives goods from the Middle East, but the goods produced within the environs of the airport have to be brought to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to be exported because there is no export of goods from the Eldoret International Airport. Therefore, the Committee recommends that there is need for the County Government of Uasin Ngishu to partner with the Eldoret International Airport to maximize on the available opportunities; which is the airport itself. Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, we also realized that there was an issue of the sale of jet fuel at the airport to the airline operators, which needs to be addressed. We have taken this up with the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) to see how that can be sorted out. Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, public participation and stake holder engagements were conducted by the Committee as follows. The Committee met with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure; KeNHA, KURA, Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERRA) and the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC), the Kenya Roads Board (KRB) and the public concerning the Kenya Roads Bill (National Assembly Bill No 47 of 2017). As a result of these meetings, amendments to the Bill were proposed. The Committee also met Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development; the State Department of Infrastructure, KeNHA, KURA, National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), the Council of Governors (CoG), Bunge la Wazalendo, the Institute of Social Accountability (TISA), Kilimani Project Foundation and members of the public concerning the County Planning (Roads, Pavements and Parking Bays) Bill, 2018. Based on those meetings, various amendments to the Bill were proposed. The Committee also carried out stakeholder engagements on the status of the stalled Hazina Towers. Concerns were raised on the actual cost of the project and the justification for the project; cost variations and the eviction of Nakumatt Supermarket from the building; the exact number of floors which are supposed to be constructed and the overall cost of the project. The Committee also met the KFS to examine the proposed Likoni Cable Car Express, particularly on the tendering process, value for money; the project budget and viability. The Committee checked on the agreements between Trapos Limited – which is the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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