Joshua Ngugi Toro

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 181 to 190 of 405.

• 5 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am made to understand that this is the first time the river is overflowing. There is a drainage channel that is supposed to drain the water so that it does not overflow the bridge. Last year, the drainage channel was cleared by the District Works Officer. The DRC did not allocate money this year for the clearing of the drainage channel so that the water can pass through it in order not to overflow the bridge. So, the solution to this problem is to have the drainage channel cleared. It is only after that has been ... view
• 5 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think Capt. Nakitare is the one who is living in another world. This is because when I answered the Question, he was not listening and, therefore, he was not in this world! We have all the reports about the damage that has been caused by the heavy rains. However, those rains were not anticipated. We did not have contingencies when we brought our Vote to this House. We did not know that there would be heavy rains that would damage many sections of our roads network. In order to cope with the damage that has been ... view
• 5 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is part of the damage that has been caused to the roads. I have said that we have sent a request to the Minister for Finance to provide funds to deal with that damage. The funds will be used to repair all the bridges that have been damaged in the country once we receive them. view
• 5 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know who was given the recommendation that the hon. Member has talked about because I do not have it. That bridge was not built last year or the previous year. This is a bridge that has existed for many years. The drainage system which was not cleared this year is the cause of the problem. Raising the bridge involves reconstruction, which cannot be done within a month or two. That ought to be budgeted for. view
• 5 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that Rumuruti-Suguta Marmar Road, which is in Laikipia District, is being maintained by the District Roads Engineer, Samburu. (b) An amount of Kshs3 million has been budgeted for the maintenance of Rumuruti- Samburu Road this financial year. (c) It is administratively cheaper to maintain the road from Samburu instead of Laikipia. view
• 5 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the said road is classified as Road C77. So, it is not under the District Roads Board. The road falls under the Roads Department. Money for maintenance of such roads is not provided on district basis but rather under the budget for the entire national road network. Spot-patching and improvement is done where a road requires such maintenance. When I said that it is administratively cheaper to maintain the said road from Samburu, that is the fact. Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE) is sent to Samburu District Works Officer for maintenance of the road. view
• 5 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is very little maintenance that can be done when the rains are going on. Unfortunately, we will have to wait until the rains stop so that we can be able to do some meaningful maintenance. As I mentioned earlier, once we get the necessary funding from the Treasury, the resealing units will be funded accordingly to repair such roads, as Mr. Manoti has suggested. view
• 5 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of bandits is usually reported to the Office of the President. What we receive is information on the condition of roads, when they are not good. The classification of this road is such that it is an important road. So, we are going to give it due consideration for bitumenization in the near future. view
• 30 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The gravelling of Maseno-Kombewa Road, D245, was delayed because the project commenced four months late. (b) I am aware that during the rainy season some sections of the road are impassable from Wangarot to Akado. The contractor has been paid Kshs30,863,853 which is about 30 per cent of the contract sum. view
• 30 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not agree with that allegation because the contractor called Eagle Construction Company was awarded a contract to gravel this road which runs through two sections. He commenced the work and I said 30 per cent of the work has been done and we have asked him to give us a revised programme of work to show us when he is going to finish or whether he can be able to finish the remaining work within the contract period of 18 months. We are still waiting for him to justify the revised programme. Otherwise, the ... view