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"content": "Thank you. Hon. Bashir."
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"speaker_name": "Mandera North, UDM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Major (Rtd) Abdullahi Sheikh",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have heard the Request of Statement. The incident of 22nd February 2025 was very unfortunate. I will equally say the same as on the response given earlier. We will give the Member a written submission in two weeks' time and formerly respond to the Request in the House upon resumption from recess."
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"content": "Thank you. Responses? Hon. Bashir, again. You will respond to a Statement Request by Hon. Jane Kagiri, Member of Laikipia. Is Jane Kagiri in the House? The questioner is not in the House. To be fair to her, we can stay the Statement response. We can deal with it if she comes before the end of Statement time."
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"content": "(Response to Statement request deferred)"
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"content": "Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, you have a Response to a Statement request by Hon. Joseph Gitari. Is he in the House? Yes, he is. Hon. GK, go ahead."
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"content": "CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF ROADS IN KIRINYAGA CENTRAL CONSTITUENCY"
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"speaker_name": "Ndia, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. George Kariuki",
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"content": " Hon. Speaker, the Member for Kirinyaga Central, Hon. Joseph Gitari, requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding the status of construction and rehabilitation of roads in Kirinyaga Central Constituency. He sought to, among other things, establish: 1. The status of the following road projects in Kirinyaga – (a) Kiamuthambi-Gatuto Road. (b) Kagumo-Kangaira Road. (c) Kerugoya Prisons-Kimandi Road. (d) Kerugoya Girls-Kandakame Road. (e) Kibingo-Kiratina Road. (f) Mungetha-Gitumbi-Mugwandi Road. (g) Mutira-Kagumo-Kiamaina-Gathuthuma-Kianjagi Road. 2. The report on the status of the rehabilitation works of the following roads– (a) Gakoigo-Kianderi-Kangatia Road. (b) Miringa-iri-Kiawakara Road. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"speaker_name": "Ndia, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. George Kariuki",
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"content": "3. Interventions by the ministry to ensure the completion of these projects, including specific completion dates. The Committee received a response from the Ministry of Roads and Transport on 14th May 2025, which I now wish to make. Regarding the status of the Kiamuthambi-Gatuto Road, the Kerugoya Girls- Kandakame Road, and the Mungetha-Gitumbi-Mugwandi Road, the Ministry submitted that these roads are in the Project Contract No.RWC 286 under Jiangxi Water Hydropower Construction Company Limited as the contractor. The roads are currently incomplete because the contractor suspended work since October 2022 due to none payment of Ksh383,356,919.10 that was due to them. The original completion date was 4th October 2020. The revised project completion date was 1st May 2022. The current project’s physical progress is at 85.5 per cent against 160.90 per cent time lapse. The Ministry further submitted that: 1. Kiamuthambi-Gatuto Road, covering 2.68 kilometres, stalled after completion of the base layer construction. 2. The Kerugoya Girls-Kandakame Road, covering 1.96 kilometres, has been halted after the first seal surface layer was laid, with a 100-metre section remaining unconstructed due to unresolved wayleave issues. 3. The Mungetha-Gitumbi-Mugwandi Road, covering 3.818 kilometres, has similarly stalled following the completion of its base layer construction. All these three projects currently remain incomplete, with work suspended at various stages of development. Regarding Kagumo-Kangaira Road, the Ministry submitted that this road link is in the project contract No.RWC 621 under China Wu Yi Company Limited as the contractor. A section of 4.2 kilometres along the road is complete, with the remaining 2.75 kilometres incomplete. The contractor has not been on site since December 2024 due to delayed payment of Ksh141, 490,725.38. The original completion date was 26th July 2024. The current project’s physical progress is at 31.85 per cent against 120.99 per cent time lapse. Regarding the Mutira-Kagumo-Kiamaina-Gathuthuma-Kianjagi Road, the Ministry submitted that these roads are in the Project Contract No.RWC 549 under China Wu Yi Company Limited as the contractor. A section of 6.56 kilometres along Mutira-Kagumo is complete, with the remaining 10.79 kilometres incomplete. There are no ongoing works because the contractor suspended work since November 2024 due to delayed payments amounting to Ksh290,570,283.83. The original completion date was 2nd July 2022. The revised project completion date was 12th February 2024. The current project’s physical progress is at 69.84 per cent against 120.46 per cent of time elapsed. Regarding Kerugoya Prisons-Kimandi and Kibingo-Kiratina Roads, the Ministry stated that the two roads are under the county government’s jurisdiction. Regarding the status of rehabilitation works for Gakoigo-Kianderi-Kangatia Road, which is 13.08 kilometres, the Ministry submitted that the road project forms part of Project Contract No.RWC 286 under Jiangxi Water Hydropower Construction Company Limited. The roads shall be rehabilitated by the contractor upon the scheduled resumption of works. On Miringa-iri-Kiawakara Road, the Ministry submitted that this road was constructed under the R2000 programme, which was completed in January 2021. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "Rehabilitation of this road has been factored into the RMLEF 10 per cent funding for the financial year 2024/2025. The original completion date for the project was 21st January 2021. The project is 100 per cent complete. Regarding interventions by the Ministry to ensure completion of these projects, including specific completion dates, the Ministry submitted to communicate the specific completion dates for the stalled projects through the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA). That is upon resolution of the funding challenges that have caused the slowing down or complete withdrawal of contractors from site. Towards this end, the Ministry has made requests for enhanced annual budgetary allocations to enable offsetting the enormous pending bills owed to contractors for road works certified countrywide, including those in Kirinyaga County. In addition, the Ministry has initiated several interventions towards settling pending bills. This includes actively exploring alternative financing initiatives and seeking support from development partners. Hon. Speaker, I submit."
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