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"content": "Hon. Owen Baya, you inform Hon. Gikaria to bring the Statement on Tuesday afternoon. Next, Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure. Hon. GK. Is he here? Yes, Hon. Member for Gichugu. Is it Gichugu or Ndia?"
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"content": "DILAPIDATED STATE OF ROADS IN TANA RIVER COUNTY"
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"content": " Ndia! Yes. Hon. Speaker, sorry I got a bit distracted by my neighbour. I have three Statements. Hon. Speaker, I rise to give the following Statement in response to the statement requested by Hon. Yakub Adow, MP. Hon. Speaker, on Tuesday, 16th…"
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"content": "Is the Member here? Hon. Yakub Adow? Is Hon. Yakub Adow here? If he is not here, go to the second one."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "STATE OF ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO KENYA RURAL ROADS AUTHORITY"
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to make the following Statement in response to the request by Hon. (Eng.) Paul Nzengu."
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"content": "Is Hon. Paul Nzengu here? Yes, go ahead."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On Thursday, 18th April 2024, the Member for Mwingi North, Hon. (Eng.) Paul Nzengu requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding the current state of allocation to roads maintenance under Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) development fund for April to June this year. Hon. Nzengu specifically requested for details on the following issues: 1. Explanation on the criteria used to allocate funds, leading to huge discrepancies and leaving other counties without any allocation. 2. Measures the Government is taking to alleviate unnecessary discrepancies in funding and ensure there is equitable development of the country. The Committee has since received response from the Ministry of Roads and Transport and I now wish to make that Statement. In regard to the criteria used to allocate funds, the Ministry submitted that prioritisation of roads and drainage structures for construction is premised on the principle of equity and needs and taking into consideration the following factors: 1. National economic blueprints and strategies. 2. Availability of resources, factoring in existing commitments and fiscal liabilities, that is, pending bills. 3. Overall project impact and socio-economic benefits. 4. Stakeholder inputs and needs. 5. Criticality of the project, including emergency considerations. 6. Regional priority considerations. 7. Comparative cost of projects based on similarity or location. 8. Government policy directives. Further, the Ministry submitted that upon identification of projects, costs and estimates, an annual priority list is generated for budgetary allocation. In compliance with the law, the list is presented before Parliament for consideration and appropriation as necessary. Following parliamentary approval, the Ministry implements the projects in line with the appropriated provisions through respective roads agencies. In addition, the Ministry submitted that roads financing under the fuel levy is governed by the allocation as stipulated under Section 6(d) and (e) of the Kenya Roads Board Act, 1999 - (revised in 2023) - which states as follows: 1. 22 per cent for maintenance of constituency roads equally allocated to the 290 constituencies. 2. 10 per cent for maintenance of link roads between constituencies. 3. 40 per cent for maintenance of national trunk roads. 4. 15 per cent for maintenance of urban roads. 5. 1 per cent for maintenance of rural roads in national parks. 6. A maximum of 2 per cent for Kenya Roads Board operations. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "7. 10 per cent in accordance to the road sector investment programme administered by the Cabinet Secretary for Roads and the Cabinet Secretary for Finance. The Ministry submitted that all counties have an equal opportunity for consideration in road works funding as appropriated through Parliament and as per the Road Maintenance Levy Fund provisions. With regard to measures the Government is taking to alleviate unnecessary discrepancies in funding and ensure equitable development of the country, the Ministry submitted that there are several interventions the Government has put in place towards uplifting marginalised areas of the country with regard to roads infrastructure. Amongst the key interventions along this line is the implementation of the Equalisation Fund through which currently 90 contracts worth Ksh948 million have been awarded in 15 counties and are at various stages of implementation. The Ministry assured the House that the attainment of equity and regional parity in development is a huge strategic objective of the Government of Kenya, with Parliament playing a critical role in roads works prioritisation and budgetary appropriation. The Ministry expressed appreciation for the support it continues to receive from Parliament towards the attainment of equitable development, alongside other critical development objectives. Hon. Speaker, thank you. I submit."
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