Hon. Franklin Bett

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 641 to 650 of 1050.

• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) My Ministry, through the District Roads Committee (DRC). is going to carry out routine maintenance of the Kimende/Kagwe Road this financial year, 2009/2010. (b) The road is a class D road and therefore, under the purview of the DRC. I want to inform this House that my Ministry is working out a new classification of roads. In one month’s time, I will be releasing a report on the new classification of roads. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the DRC has set aside Kshs6, 045, 011 for routine maintenance of this road this ... view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Mr. Baiya has said the road is shared between his constituency and Lari Constituency. I have already indicated that we have set aside Kshs6 million for routine maintenance this year as confirmed by himself. We, definitely, view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to assure the House that it is not the policy of my Ministry to downgrade any road. However, I want to indicate very firmly that the availability of resources is the main impediment in undertaking those works. If there was little competition for resources from the Exchequer, I can assure the Member that, that road would quickly be re-carpeted, resealed or redone for smooth use by residents of rural areas. view
• 3 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Question was deferred. It is a referral Question. view
• 3 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: I beg to reply. (a) I confirm that an access road between Orinie and Muserech measuring 1.8 kilometers runs on private property. (b) My Ministry has no immediate plans to compensate the affected farmers since there is an existing alternative road. The road in question was opened up by the farmers as a short cut to Muserech and for their own use. However, my Ministry is in the process of undertaking a road inventory and condition survey on all unclassified roads and re-classification of all road networks in the country. When this exercise is complete, we will then consider a ... view
• 3 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: I want to confirm what he said last week that the road had been maintained by Government funds. Yes, I hereby confirm that, indeed, the District Roads Engineer, Nakuru, has used more than Kshs3 million on that road and the District Road Engineer, Koibatek District, has used more than Kshs1.3 million. view
• 3 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: All this was an effort to make sure that produce within that area was delivered to the market. My Ministry was being kind and exceedingly responsible in giving the people of Muserech and that neighborhood a road that will assist them deliver their farm produce. view
• 3 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, a couple of months ago, we appointed a consultant to look into the classifications of our roads. I have been assured by my officers before I came to the House that the classification exercise has now been finalized. I will allow that classification to take care of what the hon. Member wants me to consider. I will release the new classification of our roads any time now. view
• 3 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) My Ministry is according close attention to opening up of bypasses around major towns, municipalities or cities in the country in order to enhance the flow of of transit traffic. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I address the House, two bypasses are under construction; these are the eastern bypass in Nairobi and northern bypass. view
• 3 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: In this regard the Mariakani-Kaloleni-Kilifi Road is being upgraded to Bitumen standard. I recently inspected this road and the works are in progress. In the meantime, the Samburu-Kinango-Kwale Road, that is D545 should be prioritized. I want to request the Member of Parliament to prioritize that road for maintenance under Roads Maintenance Lefy Fund so that it remains motorable. view