Joshua Ngugi Toro

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 231 to 240 of 405.

• 25 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Bridges Section has representatives in all the provinces. We have asked the Provincial Bridges Engineer to help us come up with a design for those bridges. But, as I said, it is not possible to respond on emergency basis on all the bridges that have been washed away. First of all, we have no money. The money that was allocated for bridges that were washed away in March/April was allocated in this financial year. That particular bridge was not allocated any money because it was not enough. We will have to look for money to repair ... view
• 25 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Emergency Fund is not unlimited. That is what I have been trying to say. It is a limited amount that can only be used to do works up to a certain level. We cannot do what we have no money for. view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is first Question that you have called out. Now, it appears that the performance of Ministers is being determined on it, yet, we are here to answer the other Questions. So, I would request the Chair to wait until the end of it all and see how we will perform so that it can determine whether we have done well today or not. view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that roads E1162, UR16, and E386 have been rendered impassable due to heavy rains. I am also aware that the above roads are in need of urgent repairs. (b) A letter from the District Works Officer (DWO) dated 15th May, 2006, appealing for emergency help was acted upon and the roads have been prioritised for repair during the 2006/2007 Financial Year. The repair works will be done through the District Roads Committee (DRC) under the 24 per cent and the 16 per cent Petroleum Levy Fund allocated to ... view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to confirm to the hon. Member that there is no money being misappropriated in the headquarters. During the heavy rains of March and April, many roads and bridges countrywide were washed away. We received letters from all DWOs where heavy rains occurred but we did not have emergency funds to do the work. We asked the DWOs to prioritise the same roads and bridges in the current financial year, using the Petroleum Maintenance Fund, for the roads which fall under the DRCs. That was what happened because we could not cope with the ... view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is some small proportion of money which is allocated for emergency cases. However, it is not enough to do all the work that hon. Members are requesting. It is not true for the hon. Member to say that once a DRE submits a work plan, it cannot be changed. That is not true. If there is need to change a work plan, DRCs are supposed to meet and approve an amended work plan. The DRC then submits the work plan to the Kenya Roads Board which acts upon it. view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I cannot tell off-head how much money the bridges October 18, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2977 department has, especially for emergency cases. However, we have money for programmed work in this financial year and to complete the on-going work on bridges that were started in the last financial year. The issue of rural access roads is a responsibility of the Local Authorities and the DRCs and there is nothing that the Ministry can do to have plans for rural access roads which are under the DRCs. view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that Road 504 connects Mandera, Wajir and Moyale districts. The road 3018 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 18, 2006 which measures approximately 308 kilometres is the link between North Eastern Province and the upper part of Eastern Province. (b) The Kenya Roads Board (KRB) has a plan to review the classification of all roads in the country. The planned review will affect Road 504 as well. The KRB is in the process of procuring a consultancy in the next three months for the above review. The consultancy will be funded ... view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we receive cases of emergencies, because the money is dispatched in tranches, we increase it to a certain proportion to cater for emergencies. Otherwise, there are issues which are brought up, which are not emergencies. Most emergency cases are very expensive because they have to do with improving bridges. Their designs and construction is expensive and takes time. view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are aware about the importance of that road. I request the hon. Member to liaise with the District Works Officer so that the latter can write a proposal not for the entire road, but for spot-improvement if the adequate work plans have been submitted by the officer. view