David Njuguna Kiaraho

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: There are some cardinal points in the Bill, which in my view are of great importance. I would like to point out just a few. Pursuant to the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, county governments have a responsibility to develop and manage county roads in regard to this presentation. In regard to the presentation made by the Council of Governors, if looked at The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 22 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: critically, it was a very interesting scenario. Initially, they wanted to be allocated almost 50 per cent of what comes from the Roads Maintenance Levy Fund and usurp the role of KeRRA as currently constituted. This definitely had its shortcomings because, in my view, most county governments, first and foremost, do not have the human resource and capacity to undertake some of the works the roads authorities do. For instance, we know that quite a number of counties have been grappling with graft or corruption issues and so have been most constituencies. The few works KeRRA has done in the ... view
• 22 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Of interest is that county governments wanted 55 per cent, but later watered it down to 20 per cent. It is recommended they get about 19 per cent. Most importantly, even out of the 19 per cent, they are not just going to get the money in any manner. It has been recommended that it will be given as a conditional grant. This basically takes care of many issues which I do not have to mention here. view
• 22 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Another important issue pertaining to this Bill is the role of the Public Private Partnership (PPP). As we all know, we do not have sufficient funds in the Exchequer. The PPP has been anchored in the Constitution, but we need to come up with a clear legal framework to govern the PPP to ensure optimum development of roads. Allocation from the Exchequer is not sufficient. view
• 22 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: It has been recommended in this Bill that KeNHA should operate toll roads as one of its functions because some county governments can be very notorious. We should also note the emphasis which has been given to the composition of the three road agencies. It needs to be revised to ensure that the relevant institutions are represented. In the current composition, you may think that some of these authorities are small clubs because of the wanting membership. In my view, and it has been looked into in a serious way, the composition of the boards should constitute representation from the ... view
• 22 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: The Bill recommends that the head of these authorities should be an engineer. This is something that needs to be changed because as far as I am concerned, the role of a Director General of an authority is that of a manager. Good examples are Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) or Equity Bank. If you compare KNH and Equity Bank, you will appreciate that KNH does not have a doctor head yet it is operating very well. With Equity Bank, you can see the way it has excelled. So, this is an issue that the Bill has tried to look into. ... view
• 22 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Another important issue which this Bill has picked up is with regard to the Kenya Roads Board. This is one board where they are seeking to be allowed to withhold funds which are due to various agencies, including the county governments. If they do not meet the standard as prescribed by the CS for Transport, Infrastructure and Housing, then the funds are withheld. This is very important because as I mentioned earlier, there is the package that is going to the county governments. Out of experience, we know that if this money is not well checked, anything can happen. The ... view
• 22 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Another issue which this Bill has pointed out, which I feel is of utmost importance, is the general powers of an authority. They are asking for the power to acquire land to prevent accidents and so on. A good example as far as the issue of acquisition of land is concerned is that, looking at what happened when we were implementing the first phase of the SGR, you The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 22 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: appreciate that there are characters who look ahead. They knew the roadmap of the railway line. So, they went ahead to acquire some land in that area and then sold it to the Government at exorbitant prices. Apart from that, we have areas where we have had numerous road accidents, like the Salgaa area. Also, if you look at somewhere like Naivasha, where we have a toll station, we have a lot of traffic snarl ups. That is one area this Bill has tried to look at. For instance, in Gilgil, where we have the toll station, the Ministry is ... view
• 14 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. First and foremost, let me take this opportunity to congratulate you and the Speaker for having been elected in your respective positions to serve in the 12th Parliament. I would also want to take this very early opportunity to thank the constituents of Ol Kalou for giving me a second chance to serve them for the next five years. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view