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"speaker_name": "Hon. Davis Chirchir",
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"content": " Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker. Allow me to rush through this Question very quickly, because I did visit this road in the last three, four weeks. which is a big special economic zone out there in Machakos County, and which has a contractor called China Aerospace on the contract amount of Kshs1.785 billion. This road is a significant artery that will open job opportunities in the leather processing park, in what our President normally refers to as a ready market. We need to value-add our leather to make shoes for our school-going children. There is a ready market from leather which today is not processed and sometimes being fed to the dogs. Sen. Kavindu, I have been told to personally supervise that road and ensure it is complete in the next six months. That road has now been provided full funding, and the contractor will not stop until completion. Let me just answer that on that. I have driven on that road in the last three weeks. We have provided full funding. More importantly, because it is important to do the road, but we need to open Kinanie Leather Park. I assure you, within the next six months, in spite of the status of the road today, we will complete construction of that road. I think that would suffice to answer (a), (b) and (c). I can undertake that because I have been told to personally take on that project to ensure that we open Kinanie Leather Park. With respect to the roads which are currently going on in Machakos County, we paid 40 percent and we are paying another 40 percent in a short while, maybe by the end of this month. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Davis Chirchir",
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"content": "The contractor resumed works and requested an extension time, which was reviewed and approved, setting the revised completion for the project to 2026. As I have said, we are not giving up to 2026. We need to finish this road in the next six months, which is just by end of year. In the interest of time, and I see the mood of the House, I have given a very comprehensive schedule of all the roads in the county. Allow me not to go through it. I have mentioned, for example, Kenol-Ngoleni-Kaani-Muthituni- Kaseve, with Nyoro Construction, a road length of 38 kilometers, the cost of the project, what we have been able to do and the schedule is basically clear there. You will basically see amounts that we paid in 2024/ 2025 Financial Year, and to the extent that we have cleared or paid 40 percent of the pending bills and we have another 40 percent to pay for the outstanding pending bills. We are pushing contractors to get back to work and do what they must do. Allow me to basically stop on that because the table bringing out the various roads in the county has been presented in a fairly clear way."
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"speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
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"content": " Thank you, honorable Cabinet Secretary. I believe the second question is answered effectively. Do you have an extra question? I was hoping that you would not have. Do you have a supplementary? Sen. Kavindu in the interest of time, just ask one question, then others can have an opportunity to ask."
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"content": "Actually, I will not ask any other question. I am satisfied. If I have any other question, I will get back to them again."
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"speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
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"content": " Sen. Cherarkey will proceed with Question No.73. Always be patient because your turn will still come."
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"content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, we must also stick to Standing Order No.45, so that we do not get stuck."
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"speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
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"content": " Just proceed to the Question."
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"content": "I beg to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport Question Nos.073, and 074 concurrently, since they are short."
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"content": "Question No.073"
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"content": "STATUS OF REDESIGNATION, RECLASSIFICATION AND PROPOSED EXPANSION OF ELDORET-KAPSABET-CHAVAKALI AND THE KAPSABET–CHEMELIL ROADS"
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