Chris Obure

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 931 to 940 of 1088.

• 8 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we all are aware that we have had serious challenges on some of the projects that stalled in 1980s and 1990s. This was one of those projects. I want to inform this House that we have since carried out policy reviews and we want to ensure that the Government projects must be implemented in a different way. First of all, we have adopted a policy that no project will commence unless funds are available to complete it. The second reason why these projects stalled was the fact that, for example, the building works would be awarded ... view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Nyanza Provincial Headquarters is being built in two phases. Phase One was completed in 2008 and connected with water, electricity and sewer. (b) An Occupancy certificate in compliance with health and safety regulations will be issued after completion of Phase Two, which is expected to be completed by 8th August, 2011. This is when the entire building will be officially commissioned as fully complete. (c) A power transformer was installed to ensure there is adequate electricity for those using the building. The building is equipped with two ground water tanks of ... view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am surprised to hear these sentiments from the hon. Member. My information is that a certificate of practical completion for Phase One was issued. That certificate could only be issued when all these services are available, including water, electricity and a sewer. view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, two hon. Members of this House who come from Kisumu have made categorical statements to the effect that the building is not connected with water, electricity and sewer. The information I have is that a practical completion certificate was issued and it is only issued when all these services are available. I am prepared to verify the information I have by visiting this particular site. I want to undertake that if I do find that the building is not provided with all these services, I will take appropriate action against those who have provided the information. view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, no, it is the Nyanza Provincial Headquarters. I am prepared to visit Nyanza Provincial Headquarters in Kisumu on Monday afternoon next week and I am inviting the two hon. Members to come along. view
• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The firm awarded the tender for the rehabilitation of buildings at Garissa Teachers’ Training College is Castle Engineering and Construction Ltd. (b) The total cost for this phase of the works was Kshs55, 666,027. (c) The general progress stands at approximately 85 per cent complete. The 15 per cent outstanding works relate to mechanical and electrical installation, including plumbing and drainage works. view
• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the provision for preliminaries is a standard arrangement, but it is intended to assist the contractor to move to site, and ensure that the project works commence. There is also a provision for price fluctuations and this is also normal. But in many cases, this expenditure does not have to be incurred, because if the prices remain stable, then it becomes part of the savings. I am not quite sure that I picked the question of services and I would like to request the hon. Member to clarify what he meant. view
• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have not had enough time to read the document presented before the House. What I want to say is that the kitchen equipment – the liquefied petroleum gas stove and all that - have not been provided, because when we went to tender, all the tenders were not responsive and, so, we decided that we would go to re-tender. So, I want to assure the hon. Member that no expenditure has been incurred in this respect. view
• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said earlier, this is based on experience and the fact that in certain respects, prices continue to escalate. This provision is intended to cater for that eventuality. But as I said, we do not have to incur any expenditure if the prices continue to remain stable. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to make reference to the document which has been presented by the hon. Member. I will find out the authenticity of this paper. It is not signed, there is no letterhead and we do not even know where it is ... view
• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think I have tried to respond to all the three aspects that were raised. I have dealt with the question of preliminaries. I have dealt with the question on price fluctuation. I have said that this was a project that was designed. The Ministry went for a tender and opened tenders. All the provisions that have been made are in accordance with the initial design and question of this particular project. I do not believe that there is anything unusual in this particular tender. view