Hon. Franklin Bett

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 351 to 360 of 1050.

• 15 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to confirm to this House that the Member, hardly a month ago, asked a Question on the road he is making reference to and we gave him specific answers. The procedures to do what we promised to do are in progress. view
• 15 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to reiterate that I am not aware of the promise of Kshs34 million. I want to note that I am not privy to what was allocated by the Constituency Roads Committee (CRC), Kitui Central. However, I am aware that the CRC, Kitui West, has allocated Kshs1.875 million from the current funds. I also want to indicate to the hon. Member that in the last financial year, we spent Kshs1.8 million on the road, which covers two constituencies, to top up what had been allocated to each constituency. view
• 15 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will then collect, from the Clerk’s office, a copy of the HANSARD which has been tabled by the Member, so that I can study, understand it and come back with a comprehensive answer in the course of next week. view
• 15 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that the road from Madogo to Hola (B8) is in need of repair, particularly after the last heavy rains, which destroyed several other roads in the country. (b) Indeed, my Ministry’s policy is to develop and maintain all road networks in the country. However, we are doing so while also having to cope with resource constraints. The section of the road was last maintained during the 2007/2008 Financial Year. (c) I have already increased the maintenance allocation for the road from Kshs28 million to Kshs95 million in this Financial ... view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have no objection to the request to further increase the amount, but I have indicated that there are so many other roads in the country, which were similarly destroyed during the rains. The increase to Kshs95 million is adequate knowing very well there are roads in some other parts of the country which need more funds. But that is not to say we will not increase when we find it necessary as we continue to maintain that road or any other road in the Republic. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not want to speak on the issue of being small; I was going to ask small in what way. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Yes, indeed, the amount is small, but that is not commensurate to the “smallness” of the hon. Member. It is in that connection that the road is so bad. At the beginning of the year, when we allocated it a sum of Kshs28 million we thought it was enough. However, when my officers visited the road, we realized it was a paltry amount of money to maintain that road. That caused us to increase the amount to Kshs95 million. I want to underline that availability of resources is the major constraint. However, that is not to say when we start ... view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: However, I will not visit the road now, but I seek the indulgence of the House to do so when I will be commissioning the maintenance exercise, so that it is seen that there is action on the road. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I have indicated in this House, we will maintain that road. We are looking at the whole road! view