Joshua Ngugi Toro

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministry is going to undertake the construction of this section of the road. We have already sent Kshs58 million to the Provincial Works Officer, Eastern Province. I want to assure the hon. Member that we will not go through the rigorous exercise of advertising and awarding tenders to those who have tendered. We are doing that, as a Ministry, and the work will commence as soon as we are ready. view
• 5 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that the Kalyambeu Drift, which was started in 2006, has not been completed to date. (b) The delay was occasioned by inadequate funds for the project in 2005/2006. (c) The Ministry has plans to complete this drift by the end of November this year. The completion works are programmed to start by 1st October this year. view
• 5 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that the Kalyambeu Drift, which was started in 2006, has not been completed to date. (b) The delay was occasioned by inadequate funds for the project in 2005/2006. (c) The Ministry has plans to complete this drift by the end of November this year. The completion works are programmed to start by 1st October this year. view
• 5 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, about 50 per cent of the work on this drift was done in 2006. Unfortunately, there was no more financial provision and after spending Kshs1.2 million, the contractor could not continue. There was an omission because no more funds were provided. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, now, we are making provisions and we are sending Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE) to the District Works Officer, Machakos, of about Kshs1 million. What is remaining now is the concrete slab to finish the drift. We are rectifying the oversight which was done last year. view
• 5 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, about 50 per cent of the work on this drift was done in 2006. Unfortunately, there was no more financial provision and after spending Kshs1.2 million, the contractor could not continue. There was an omission because no more funds were provided. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, now, we are making provisions and we are sending Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE) to the District Works Officer, Machakos, of about Kshs1 million. What is remaining now is the concrete slab to finish the drift. We are rectifying the oversight which was done last year. view
• 5 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the contractor, that is, Thogami Construction Company, which undertook 50 per cent of the construction, was paid Kshs1.2 million. So, the Kshs1 million which is being sent is meant to finish the work. If the contractor has told the hon. Member that he was not paid, that is not true. He was paid Kshs1.2 million for the work he did. view
• 5 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the contractor, that is, Thogami Construction Company, which undertook 50 per cent of the construction, was paid Kshs1.2 million. So, the Kshs1 million which is being sent is meant to finish the work. If the contractor has told the hon. Member that he was not paid, that is not true. He was paid Kshs1.2 million for the work he did. view
• 22 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that a stretch of the 12 kilometres road between Thiba River and Kakindu River, which is part of the Wamumu-Gachoka Road, is in poor condition. (b) the road will be repaired during this Financial Year, 2006/2008. view
• 22 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this road is 47 kilometres long and all the other sections, 3376 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 22, 2007 apart from the 12 kilometres I have talked about, are in a fairly good condition. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this financial year, Kshs3 million has been set aside from the 16 per cent Fuel Levy to work on this 12 kilometres stretch. As for the time it will be tarmacked, we do not have immediate plans this financial year or the next one to tarmack the 47 kilometres stretch. view
• 22 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think the hon. Member wants to have the sympathy of the Chair, but he will not have mine. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are so many roads that are being gravelled and tarmacked. At all times, there will be roads that are in poor condition. Even 20 years down the line, we will still be talking about roads that are in poor condition. This is because we cannot tarmack all the roads in Kenya at once. So, let us look at what the Ministry is doing at the moment and what we would like to do in ... view