Hon. Franklin Bett

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: I may also wish to announce here that we are collapsing District Roads Committees to Constituency Road Committees. (b) The works on Mariakani-Kaloleni-Kilifi Road are in progress and they have already commenced. (c) The Ministry has completed the design for upgrading to dual carriageway of the Mombasa-Mtwapa Road and is sourcing for funds for implementation of the project. We will also look at the Kilifi Bridge. view
• 3 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to correct the hon. Member. I am the Minister for Roads and not the Minister for Transport. view
• 3 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to repeat what I said. I am requesting the hon. Member on which the Samburu-Kinango-Kwale Road traverses to prioritize it for the Constituency Roads Committee funding. view
• 3 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: We, as a Ministry, also have priorities. I know the hon. Member will allow us to finish Mariakani-Kaloleni-Kilifi Road then we will come to Dongo Kundu bypass also. That is our second road to do after Mariakani-Kaloleni-Kilifi Road. I am seeking the indulgence of the hon. Member to allow the Ministry to go through its priorities. For the view
• 3 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the contract was awarded on 7th September, 2007 to Dhanjal Brothers Limited at a sum of Kshs2.6 billion. I agree with the hon. Member; my office has noted the speed at which the road is being done. That is why I have authorized for second contractor to be contracted in order for us to finish that road construction on time. view
• 3 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, definitely it will not start this financial year. However, we will place it on top of the agenda of the Ministry next financial year. I wish to inform the hon. Member that every effort is being made by the Ministry to address the traffic jams in Mombasa City. Various studies have been conducted and as I speak now, a consultant Mouchel Parkman Engineering Services has been appointed to carry out studies on ways and means of easing congestion in Mombasa. The roads that will be looked at include Miritini Township–Dongo Kundu- Tungomeni bypass, access road to Moi ... view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will be brief. view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: I beg to reply. (a)The construction of Thogoto-Gikambura-Mutarakwa Road has not stopped. The contract sum, however, has been exhausted by the increased earth works which had been under-estimated during the time of tender. (b)The original contract sum for the works was Kshs1,042,000,000 and the revised contract sum after 15 per cent variation order now stands at Kshs1,199,317,359. The total amount payable and due to the contractor is Kshs1.4 billion. The percentage of work done is 70 per cent. (c)The contract has covered the earth works with quality graded crush stone material from 15 kilometres to the end of the project ... view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do agree the work has taken quite long but the estimated earth works was 50,000 cubic metres and we have ended up with 600,000 cubic metres . To move that amount of earth has taken the contractor a lot of time and has taken a lot of money that was allocated to the project. Therefore, we wish to indicate that this project shall be re-tendered because we also have a problem with the contractor. So, we intend to re-tender so that the work can be continued. view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the re-tendering will be done within this financial year and we expect to start the work this year. As to whether the hon. Member is persuading me to visit that site, I want to invite him to my office soon so that we can look at my diary and agree on the date to visit this site. view