9 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The following is a list of security roads in Nyatike District and their corresponding lengths. One, Muhuru-Kuwait Beach in Echo Olasi is 7.5 kilometres. Bande to Tito is 3.5 kilometres. Muhuru-Wothu-Woki (White Rock) is six kilometres. Guka-Nyamenga to Oodi Beach is four kilometres. Mr. Speaker, Sir, a total of Kshs2 million had been allocated for the construction/rehabilitation of Muhuru to Kuwait Beach to Echo Olasi Road on 27th March, 2012; that is during the Financial Year 2011/2012, vide Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE) number A654677. However, due to the logistical challenges involved ...
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9 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have agreed with the accounting officer that the works should commence before the end of this month.
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9 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, my Ministry’s concern is that all security roads which have been identified should be in good condition. Unfortunately, we have limitation of funds. As I am speaking now, we had requested for Kshs500 million from Treasury, so that we could maintain a total of 176 roads in the whole country. Unfortunately, the Treasury only gave us Kshs100 million. Therefore, it becomes difficult to use Kshs100 million for work intended to be done by Kshs500 million. So, I cannot, at this point in time, confirm that in his constituency, where we have already spent some money, we will ...
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9 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the responsibility of construction and maintenance of roads does not fall under my Ministry, but lies entirely with the relevant agencies under the Ministry of Roads. But on the advice of our security agencies, we undertake to make certain roads passable for purely our operational purposes.
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9 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was strictly answering the Question which he asked me. He asked me to give the names of contractors who undertook maintenance of roads in Nyatike District between 2010 and 2012. I cannot give the names of the contractors who have not done any roads in Nyatike. I have acknowledged here that we have not done any road in Nyatike in the said period. So, if we have not undertaken any works there, logically, no contractors have been involved. So, there is nothing that we are trying to hide.
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9 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, as a matter of fact, the Member has dialogued with me. We have talked. I have already given an undertaking that we will start by doing 7.5 kilometres; that is Muhuri-Kuwait-Beach-Ibencho-Obasi Road. His constituency, being a border constituency and more specifically being the most immediate constituency to Migingo Island, I will endeavor, together with my Accounting Officer, to look for some additional funds to do possibly one more road.
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9 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to issue a Ministerial Statement on the recent activities of the Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) which have impacted negatively on the security within the Coast region and are targeting to disrupt important national exercises including the general elections and the national examinations. Furthermore, the group has gone ahead to attack security officers and senior Government officers including a Cabinet Minister. Besides what I have just stated above, our national economy which heavily depends on tourism as an activity is also in danger. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on 4th October, 2012, hon. Amason Kingi, the Minister for ...
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9 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, my apologies. At the time I was giving my commitment, I had a shorter version. Subsequently, another version was brought to me with a little bit more details. That is why I have taken much longer than I had promised to do.
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9 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
It is noted, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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9 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will start with the question raised by hon. Millie Odhiambo. It is regrettable that a number of people are publicly agreeing that they are members of the MRC. Basically, today when we had a meeting with the Coastal Members of Parliament, they told us that, indeed, all of them share the same views as MRC, regarding the grievances being faced by the coastal people. However, what they do not agree with the MRC is the means the organization is using to solve their grievances. So, I am not surprised that the hon. Member was in a ...
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