Hon. Franklin Bett

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• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I must admit that I do not have the percentage of work done. But I agree that the levels are not the same because he has even asked for an extension of time. Secondly, we have had to increase the scope of works. There are some access culverts which have been found to be necessary as we were continuing with the construction. Those are going to escalate the cost of the road even beyond the Kshs3.4 billion. view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are two main reasons for the delay. One, there were heavy rains in the place and the contractor was not able to work in that kind of weather condition. Two, the scopes of work were increased to further improve the level of the road. Those are the two main reasons which necessitated the delay in completion of the road. The information I have here does not show the amount of work done and what is remaining to be done. view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, yes, I agree that hitherto there were reports of our officers conniving with the contractors. That is the reason we then introduced the two pieces of legislation; the National Construction Authority Act and the Engineers Act. Those two Acts are supposed to attend to the professional performance of the contractors, including ethical behaviour by contractors. Secondly, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are regular audits by our office. Some of those regular audits are also snap audits. We do not tell the site engineer or the contractor when we are visiting them for those audits. ... view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am grateful to answer “ Nyar view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: ”. Yes, the same law passed by this House early in the year also has got a provision to deal with those contractors, as asked by the hon. Member. As to Mrs. Odhiambo- Mabona’a invitation to go and inspect the road, I would want to say, yes, so long as I will be able to take some Mbuta or Omena when I get down there. I am happy to go there because we have done a design of the causeway which we want to make into a bridge to view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I notice the Chair has said this Question is generating a lot of interest; I appreciate that. I would want to encourage hon. Members that my office is open. I have instructed my Permanent Secretary and the Director-Generals of the authorities that they must see hon. Members as soon as they appear in their offices. If there is something they are not able to resolve with the hon. Member, they can resort to discussing the same with me. So, they are free to visit our office with no appointment. Just come; so long as you ... view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. I am aware that works on the rehabilitation of Ngondi-Maiella-Nkoriento-Suswa DEB Narok Road--- view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am aware that works on the rehabilitation of Ngondi-Maella-Nkoriento-Suswa Road, E445 had temporarily stalled due to continuous rainfall which hindered progress of repair. (b) Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the two firms which were awarded the contract are M/s Willy (Kenya) Limited and M/s Decotec Enterprise. The procurement method used was open tendering and detailed as follows:- (i) Bidders were invited by an advertisement posted on the Regional Manager’s and Constituency Roads offices notice board on 7th July, 2011 in Naivasha; (ii) Pre-tender site visit was carried out on 14th July, 2011. I wish ... view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not aware that the companies’ directors are members of staff of my Ministry. I want to indicate to the hon. Member that I do not run the companies’ registry in the Solicitor-General’s Office. So, I think that the hon. Member would do well to place the Question as to who the directors are to the relevant department of Government. view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would be very happy to answer or give the names of the directors on another Question. But on this particular Question, I was not asked to give the names of the directors. I would have actually done exactly what the Chair is saying, but I was not asked to give the names of those directors. I want to indicate also that the amount is not Kshs400 million. Willys Construction Limited was awarded a contract of Kshs18.5 million, while Decotec Enterprise was awarded a contract worth Kshs14.9 million. view