Hon Muchiri Geoffrey Gachara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Question was to say how much was given to Butere/Mumias County Council, and I have stated it. The second part was for me to specifically state which projects in Butere/Mumias have benefited. The issue of the audit is not part of the Question. view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we audit this Fund through the inspectorate of the Ministry. Where an audit is required, we do what is called statutory inspection and we gazette auditors to that effect. I am able to undertake that we can provide that particular audit for that particular constituency. view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the projects he is asking about are the ones I said I tabled and they are many; 1999/2000/2001, in 13 wards; they dug wells, in other places they did some river crossing and all that is with him. I also tabled this list; perhaps, you can have an opportunity to look at it. view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to draw the attention of the Members to Items Nos.16 and 17. They are all in Butere in that same list. Actually, from Nos.16 to 21 are projects within Butere Constituency. So, in terms of specific projects, we have in his constituency Manyara-Kwawanda Road, Iskorobe River Crossing, Sianda-Emukaha River Crossing; they are all in his constituency and they are projects funded by LATF. The only thing I need to state here is that in the year 2006, we were insisting on major projects either in the constituency or in a ward, depending on the need. ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think the suggestion from hon. Sirma is quite pertinent, and we will look into it. I would wish to also state that all local authorities in this country, first, receive Kshs1.5 million. The balance is given depending on the population and also the poverty index of that particular local authority. In terms of audit, I did say that it is, obviously, the mandate of the Controller and Auditor- General to audit all local authorities. The problem is that the Kenya National Audit Office has not been able to complete the audit for all local authorities. But ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to inform the hon. Member that, in his constituency, there is a social hall at Musoma which is being constructed at a cost of Kshs1.4 million. Also, there are two classrooms at Shinyaweyu Secondary School, which are being constructed. Also, there is the Eshichina River Crossing in Butere/Mumias which is being funded at Kshs1.297 million. So far, Kshs850,000 has been spent on that project. So, I hope that I have satisfied him in terms of what he is actually trying to ask. view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that the construction of Migori Municipal Council bus stage has stalled for a period of seven months. The project stalled because the contractor who was implementing it was slow in his work. The concerned company was given a warning letter and has since improved in the construction of the bus stage. The other factor that caused the delay is the encroachment on the road corridors by the neighbouring plot owners. This problem has since been solved. (b) Due to these delays that I have mentioned above, it ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am surprised by the sentiments from the hon. Member. This contract was to start on 16th August, 2005. The original date of completion was 16th January, 2007. So, I do not know why the hon. Member is talking about 1997. The contract number is 2004/2005/SDD/UDD/07. I think the hon. Member does not have the information as it were. view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if we are asked a specific Question, we shall answer it. The progress of those many bus parks and markets is going on well. However, if there is a specific project that has delayed, we would like to be told about it and we will take action. view