Hon. Franklin Bett

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 371 to 380 of 1050.

• 1 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have already indicated that the procurement process has started. I expect to award the contract before the end of the year; this December. view
• 1 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 1 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. In fact, we are already in the process of discussing with possible development partners including the World Bank. view
• 1 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I like the question. Yes, we are committed to making our roads across the country better and this includes Road C13. That is the commitment we have and the reason we have spent money to design the same road. It has cost the Government money and that is the extent of the commitment by the Government to doing that road. view
• 11 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 11 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to appreciate that question. We have now put in place a maintenance manual that indicates the inspection of every road. So, we intend to have an inspection team that will be on every road in the Republic to access the condition of each road and, as and when it requires repairs, they are undertaken as a matter of urgency. We have been relying on our regional officers who are the district works officers. We are improving on this and we hope that it will bring a different face on our roads in future. view
• 11 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The scope of rehabilitation works for the Kisumu-Kakamega Road which will also extend to Webuye consists mainly of:- (i) removal and reinstatement of the failed road pavement to instructed depths; (ii) repair of the base and sub-bases with stabilizing materials; (iii) laying and application of asphalt concrete to potholes; (iv) laying and application of regulation layer using asphalt concrete type 1; (v) application of 35 mm type 1 as overlay, grading and/or reinstatement of shoulders where applicable; and, view
• 11 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with the hon. Member. The 12 months’ period covers up to Webuye. I think my officers were anxious to give the period but we hope to speed up the work because the people of that area have suffered enough and we would like to give them comfort. I would also like to tell the hon. Member that a development partner, the World Bank, has agreed to support us on the rehabilitation of that road; that is rebuilding of the same afresh. At the moment, we are involved in negotiations and we hope to conclude that ... view
• 11 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the only thing that I can do is to check with my office when I get back. view
• 11 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not have the figures, but we have tried as much as possible to place maintenance funds in most of our roads. So, there is a likelihood that there is some money attached to that road either from the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERRA) or from the Kenya National Highways Authority (KENHA). view