Chris Obure

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 951 to 960 of 1088.

• 19 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Minister for Roads, I beg to reply. view
• 19 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: (a) It is not true to say that no money has been provided in the last financial year for maintenance of the Nanyuki-Lewa Road. The Ministry of Roads has been providing money for the maintenance of Nanyuki-Lewa Road as follows: view
• 19 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: The works that were carried out comprised of partial overlay and reconstruction of sections of the road. This involved a total of 14 kilometers which at that time were badly damaged. There was also further work done to seal potholes and rectify drainage work. view
• 19 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: So, all that was done but I am informed that the condition of the road has deteriorated. I will convey that message to the Minister to give instructions for the sum of Kshs11 million in the current Budget to be applied immediately to make the road motorable. view
• 19 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you will appreciate my dilemma. I am not quite in a position to deal with that particular question, because I think it is substantially different from the Question that I was dealing with, but I will relay this information to the Minister, with a request that he deals with it. view
• 19 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there could be problems of communication, but you are all aware that the Ministry of Roads has recently carried out major reforms, including the establishment of specific road authorities to deal with specific jurisdictions covering our roads network. I believe that these reforms were aimed at improving and dealing with the kind of problems the hon. Member has raised. I do hope that with the establishment of regional centres around the country, the authorities will be able to deal with specific sections of our roads, so that the question of the headquarters not knowing what is ... view
• 19 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he is talking about a major road in this country, which continues to be destroyed because of the load carried on it. You know that the Ministry recently took severe measures to enforce axle loads, and all transporters and motor vehicle owners who carry heavy loads were required to comply with the requirements of the law by removing the fourth axle. All that has been done, and I am aware that the situation has improved considerably. We now expect our roads to last longer and serve people more effectively. view
• 19 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is very difficult to be specific on this particular question, because the cost varies. It is really the work of engineers who carry out estimates before any work is undertaken. I would like to say that it is generally very expensive to carry out any road development. It is equally very expensive these days to carry out even repairs due to the cost of materials and the kind of designs involved. Consideration has also to be given to the quality of road you want, the number of vehicles expected to pass on it and the ... view
• 19 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I started by saying that it is very difficult for me to be specific about this, because it really depends on what kind of road you expect to construct. On the whole, I would say that the average cost per kilometer, if you view
• 19 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I confirm once again that Kshs11 million is available and arrangements will be made to ensure that money is released to carry out repairs on the sections which are badly damaged. I am sure the Minister for Roads will consider long-term action by way of carrying out permanent works on that road. view