Chris Obure

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1031 to 1040 of 1088.

• 2 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have heard the hon. Member but this amount has been arrived at after very careful costing of the sections that require to be done. We are confident it will improve the road to motorable condition at this stage. Should there be a need to increase this amount, we will look at it again. view
• 2 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we all agree that there is need to finance this road. It will be appreciated also that the costs involved are very huge. We cannot go alone on this project. That is why we are enlisting the services of our partners. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the cycle has already started. We hope that once the current process is completed, namely doing the accurate costs and designs, we should be able, in conjunction with our partners, to embark on actual construction of the road to bitumen standards. view
• 2 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Minister for Roads, I beg to reply. (a) It is not quite correct to say that the contractor of the ongoing works on Meru-Mikinduri Road destroyed pipes belonging to Meru Water and Sewerage Company. The correct position is that Meru Water and Sewerage Company was paid the sum of Kshs1.9 million for the relocation of the water pipes. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on excavation, however, the pipes were found to have been vandalised. The matter was reported to Meru Police Station and investigations are currently underway. (b) The construction started a kilometre from the ... view
• 2 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sorry. I was under the impression the written answer was sent to Parliament as it is the normal practice. I do not know why the hon. Member does not have a copy. However, I can lend him my copy. view
• 2 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the estimates for the relocation works were given to the Ministry by the MEWAS. They were the ones to carry out the relocation works. The sum of Kshs1.9 million was agreed upon between MEWAS and the Ministry. They assured us that it would be enough to complete the work. view
• 2 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I explained earlier why the section was omitted. It was omitted because the underground lines had to be relocated. They have now been relocated. The contractor has been asked to reprogramme his work, so that he could commence his work as quickly as possible. The month of January is only three weeks away. I am sure that the hon. Member and the people of Meru can hold on for another three weeks, so that this work can be undertaken and completed. view
• 2 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a schedule of the cost estimate carried out by MEWAS. They are the ones who proposed this figure. After negotiations, it was agreed. If, indeed, it is not adequate, MEWAS should be asked to contact the Ministry, so that they can find out what could be done to assist them to do the relocation work. 3740 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 2, 2008 view
• 5 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with your permission, may I take this opportunity, on behalf of myself, and I am sure many hon. Members in this House and many Kenyans, to congratulate Mr. Barrack Obama for his victory in the USA. I know that his victory will assist to improve the economic welfare of the people, not only of the USA, but all over the world. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that the road between Mazeras and Kaloleni is in a poor state. However, the road is motorable. (b) My Ministry will patch potholes ... view
• 5 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was not aware that motorists have diverted to another road because of the very poor state of a section of this road. But we have allocated some money in the first quarter of this financial year, a total of Kshs7 million. We are in the process of allocating a further Kshs12.8 million to make this section motorable. I am sure that what the motorists are experiencing at the moment will be short-lived and the situation will be rectified shortly. view
• 5 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. That is something we are experiencing all the time. Whenever we do a good road, traffic is diverted to that road, sometimes heavier traffic than initially envisaged; so, destruction of the road takes place on the first day. We will take into consideration what the hon. Member has just said to ensure that we strengthen the surface of that road to ensure that it can accommodate the heavier trucks. view