Chris Obure

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 851 to 860 of 1088.

• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this financial year, work is already in progress to complete Phase 5. We expect to complete Phase 5 by 1st December, 2011. When that particular phase is completed, we expect it will have cost a total of Kshs934,299,450. Out of that amount, the Ministry of Public Works has Kshs650 million. It is expected that the balance will be provided to us from the Ministry of Education and negotiations are on-going to source for those funds. view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The construction of the New Mitihani House has not been completed for the following reasons:- (1) The project commenced on 3rd March, 1987, but stalled on 28th July, 1989 owing to inadequate budgetary allocation from the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of Education, which is the funding Ministry. The Ministry of Public Works was involved in providing technical support and supervision of project works. (2) The project was then placed under the stock of stalled projects in 2003 and is being implemented in phases as follows:- (i) Phase I, which is ... view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the current contract for completion of the sixth floor is scheduled to end in December, 2011. As you know, this is part of the Stalled Projects Programme. We have not been able to get all the funding that we required. At the moment, we are negotiating with the Treasury and the Ministry of Education to ensure that we get the funding necessary to complete this project at the scheduled time. view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the total amount required to complete this project is Kshs934,299,450. Out of this amount, the Ministry of Public Works will contribute a sum of Kshs650 million, leaving a balance of Kshs491,796,499. This is the amount in respect of which we are negotiating with the Ministry of Education and the Treasury to provide, so that we can complete this particular project. view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we owe this particular contractor a sum of Kshs124 million. We expect to pay this money in the course of the next one month or so. view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not able to provide the figures right away. What I have are the costings of the various phases by the Ministry of Public Works after it took over this particular project in 2003. view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, the Government is very serious about completing this particular project. The Government appreciates the critical role played by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC). The Government, indeed, believes in the integrity of our examination system and processes. Therefore, we have a firm commitment to ensure that this project is completed. view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will see that quite a number of phases of this project have already been completed and handed over. Even the major one, which comprises an office block and the rest of it, will be delivered at the end of this month. The bit that will be done in the year 2012 is a small portion, part of which is complete. So, I want to assure this House that this project will be completed and handed over, so that our examinations can be produced and supervised in a conducive environment. view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: I am obliged, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 26 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we appreciate the urgency of this Question and the fact that it touches on national security. We will liaise with the relevant Ministry to ensure that this Question is answered even if the relevant Minister is not present. view