Hon. Franklin Bett

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am aware that most of the roads in western Kenya, not only in Mumias, are in a bad state because of the heavy rains. Like I said earlier, in our budget we have Kshs300 million for such emergency cases. I will look into how much I can give to Mumias. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Meanwhile, I have also noticed that the constituency has only utilized Kshs8 million under the Constituency Roads Committee (CRC), leaving a balance of Kshs11 million. I earlier talked to the Member and I am grateful for his reply. He said that he is being careful not to place all the money on the roads when there is a lot of rain because it will be a wash-out and a loss of that money. I want to congratulate the hon. Member for being cautious when maintaining those roads. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, nevertheless, I have also speeded up the release of ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not have special funds for such situations. I only have emergency funds which is Kshs300 million for the whole year. So, when emergency cases come, I have got to weigh them in terms of the usage and economic importance of the road that has been destroyed. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I take the advice from the Member. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, I would like to thank the Members who have used their CDF money to do the roads in their constituencies. Congratulations! You are mindful of the welfare of your people. I take the advice of the hon. Member and I will have my officers to duly inspect and to inform me that the roads they have inspected have been funded from the CDF so that I know what do to with that constituency at the next step of funding. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to appreciate that, but let us all agree that rain is a natural phenomenon and it is an issue beyond my control. I agree with the hon. Member the drainage on our roads is so deplorable. However, I cannot drain a road if I am denied by members of the public who are the constituents of these Members. I want to request Members of Parliament to participate with me in requesting the villagers to allow our roads to be drained into their farms and maybe to do dams in their farms to collect water ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have used that avenue. However, no sooner have I done the drainage system than the villagers come and block it. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would want to seek clarification on which roads these are. If they are the roads under the CRC they are within the control of the Member. If they are not within the CRC, I would like him to clarify, if the Chair so wishes. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I still do not understand but I want to indicate that every road is under the inspection of an officer from the Ministry of Roads. So, I undertake to check what is going on in the Member’s constituency. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are giving attention to all the roads including those in Samburu. I wish the hon. Member was there when I toured the Rumuruti – Maralal Road. I am also aware that my good friend Ms. Martha Karua was to come but due to other duties she was not able to come along with me to inspect that road. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, all the roads in the constituencies which are under the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERRA) are the roads that we are allocating money to be prioritized and given contractors through CRCs. I want ... view