30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This is a public Petition by the residents of Juja Constituency for the construction of footbridges along the Thika Superhighway. I, the undersigned, on behalf of residents of Juja Constituency, draw the attention of the House to the following:-
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30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly:
THAT, the residents of Juja Constituency highly appreciate the numerous economic, environmental and infrastructural benefits brought about by the construction of the Thika Superhighway including creation of jobs, facilitation of transportation access and increasing demand for goods and services among other multiplier effects of the road.
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30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly:
THAT, despite these numerous benefits, a number of innocents Kenyans have either been killed or left disabled along this road, robbing many households of their bread winners and leaving untold suffering on the maimed and their families.
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30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly:
THAT, there were 10 fatal accidents within a two-kilometre stretch between the weighbridge next to Ruiru Golf Club and Ndarugu River in 2015 alone, including on 5th May 2015 at Ndarugo Area, 18th May 2015 at Kwa Maua Area opposite Juja City Mall, on 9th June 2015 near the TNA Office in Juja, on 18th July 2015 at Nyacaba Murram Road and on 30th September 2015 near Juja Thriller among others, all of which either led to avoidable deaths or serious injuries.
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30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly:
THAT, as per the records, majority of the victims are students from Kenyatta University, Ruiru Campus, the Nairobi Institute of Business Studies (NIBS), Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Mang’u High School among other numerous primary and secondary schools, all being institutions with over 60,000 students and pupils combined.
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30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly:
THAT, sustained efforts to solve the issue and attain a workable solution to this concern have not been successful, and
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30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly:
THAT, the matter in respect of which this Petition is made is not pending before any court of law or constitutional body. Therefore, your humble Petitioners pray that the National Assembly through the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing:- 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.
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30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly:
(i) Investigates the matter, allocates funds through the annual estimates and compels the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure to construct more footbridges at the major black spots, namely:- (a) Gwa Kairu crossing near Kenyatta University, Ruiru Campus; (b) The Toll Station immediately after the weighbridge near Theta Club. (c) The Juja High Point/ Ndarugu cross point; and (d) The Bob Harries Road/ Nyacaba Road crossing. (ii) Compels the Ministry to device similar strategies of curbing road carnage in other parts of the country as well; and, (iii)Makes any other order and/ or direction that it deems fit in the circumstances ...
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9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to eulogise the passing on of Hon. George Mwicigi. This is a man I knew for a long time. Being from Juja Constituency, I can be a witness and say that he was one of the directors of the East African Bag and Cottage industry, where Kenya produced a lot of bags. This is the man who created the EA Bag and Cottage firm. In those days, Juja Constituency was known because of those bags. This is a constituency where there is no tribalism and all members of the ...
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9 Feb 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon Speaker. I take this opportunity to wish all Hon. Members of the 11th Parliament a Happy New Year. I support the Petition because there is a big problem in this country. We know there is the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in this country. However, we have undergone a lot of problems in our country especially on the youth and drugs. I was going round Juja Constituency where there are two public universities; the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and Kenyatta University (KU), Ruiru Campus and Nairobi Institute of Business Studies (NIBS) College which ...
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