Chris Obure

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1021 to 1030 of 1088.

• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am aware of the road the hon. Member is talking about. My officers were there yesterday and they are due to submit to me the report on the condition of the road and the performance of the contractor on it. I want to assure this House that what I say here is, indeed, true and is nothing but the truth. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not have the correct answer to that particular question, but I will check on it and bring the answer to the hon. Member. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I confirm that I spoke to the Resident Engineer, who is an employee of my Ministry. He confirmed that both contractors were on site. I have no doubt about the information I was given. It is true that the contractors are on site. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the contract that has been awarded for the total of Kshs80 million was in respect of bush clearing, re-gravelling of the shoulders, clearing of culverts and the drainage systems, and patching up of the potholes along that section. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: To improve the condition of Kutus- Kerugoya-Karatina Road, the Ministry of Roads plans to patch up potholes, improve drainage systems, clear the bushes and re-gravel the shoulders pending major resurfacing later. To carry out these works, we have allocated a total of Kshs10 million. The contractor is expected to be on site in the middle of February. He is expected to undertake the works and complete them within a period of six months. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we appreciate that this road traverses a very productive agricultural area, and is, therefore, a very important road from an economic perspective. We are currently making provision to do the 24-kilometre road within the next financial year. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the House appreciates the problem at the Ministry of Roads; that, we have a huge backlog of roads which need repairs. That backlog arises from the days when we were not able to maintain the roads. Right now, we are coming up with a programme of periodic and regular maintenance of roads. We hope that we will clear the backlog and ensure that we become proactive in the days ahead. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, yes, I can say with certainty that, that is among the roads that Ja nuary 20, 2009 PARLIAMENTAR Y DEBATES view
• 2 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Minister for Roads, I beg to reply. (a) My Ministry has set aside Kshs19,685,000 this financial year to carry out maintenance of the Kibwezi-Mutomo-Kitui Road. The money will be released to the respective district roads engineers this month in order to enable them maintain the road to a satisfactory motorable condition. (b) The important road corridor between Kibwezi and Moyale has been split into three sections and all the three sections are at various stages of the project cycle. The first section is between Isiolo and Merille River, a stretch covering 136 kilometres. ... view