Isaack Shaban

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware that the contractor awarded the contract for the construction of Sabatia Market Centre in Butere Constituency is paying local youths only Kshs150 per day. I am aware that the workers get between Kshs200 and Kshs300 a day in addition to free lunch. (b) I am also aware that the same contractor was awarded contracts for the construction of Mbale Market in Nambale and Chavakali Market in Vihiga. This is because the three markets were tendered as one project. (c) Construction of the three markets was awarded as ... view
• 25 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the information we have is that the labourers are paid between Kshs200 and Kshs300 per day in addition to free lunch. They are paid according to the Ministry of Labour and Human Resource Development Minimum Wage Guidelines. If that is contravened according to the Ministry of Labour and Human Resource Development guidelines, then they are free to complain to that Ministry. view
• 25 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the three markets were tendered during the same period as one project. Therefore, the most suitable bidder was awarded the contract. view
• 25 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there was nothing wrong in one contractor bidding for the three markets. Both markets had their BQs and the best contractor was, therefore, awarded the project and he is doing well. So far, he is on schedule. view
• 25 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that the agricultural produce cess that is collected from farmers for the purpose of improving rural roads is managed by the Kenya Roads Board. (b) I will not abolish crop cess since a portion of the revenue from crop cess forms part of the general revenue of local authorities which is used to finance critical services and facilities necessary to improve the livelihood of the people within the area of jurisdiction of the local authorities. view
• 25 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, the Question was asking how cess money is utilised for roads within the country. It did not ask, specifically, what roads were being improved, particularly where the hon. Member comes from. I do not, therefore, have that answer. However, if the hon. Member files a Question on that, I will answer it. The Question by the hon. Member was general in nature; it was not on a specific constituency. view
• 25 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, once this cess is collected, 8 per cent of it is remitted to the Kenya Roads Board which, in turn, transfers the same to the various District Roads Committees. That money is distributed by the Kenya Roads Board of which the local authorities and Members of Parliament are members. view
• 25 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, according to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act No.2 of 2002 issued by the Minister for Agriculture, it states that monies collected as cess shall be used in maintaining roads and other services of local authorities. The same amount of money is remitted to the KRB and, thereafter, directed back to the District Roads Committees. view
• 25 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, according to the information I have, the amendment to the Act by the Ministry of Agriculture was responsible for the transfer of 8 per cent of the money from the local authorities to the Kenya Roads Board (KRB). The money was later remitted to the DRCs. The composition of the District Roads Committee includes, among others, the local authority, the Kenya Roads Board, the District Accountant and the District Commissioner. Members of Parliament are also members of the Committee. view
• 25 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in view of what the hon. Member is asking, I need to get more information to answer this Question appropriately. view