Joshua Ngugi Toro

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the rains have been very heavy this time round. Many bridges have been washed away and others are just about to collapse. We will have to deal with the issue of collapsed bridges, broken down culverts and impassable roads on emergency basis. We will have to look at a special allocation, because money set aside for emergencies is normally not enough to take care of the collapsed bridges. The issue is being addressed as an emergency and we are taking stock of all the bridges that have been washed away. view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. The Government has plans to tarmac the 100 kilometres of Emali-Loitokitok Road. The Kenya Government, with the support of the Arab Bank for Economic Development (ABED) and the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Counties (OPEC) will finance the construction and supervision of the road at an estimated cost of approximately Kshs2.45 billion. (b) The tarmacking of Emali-Loitokitok Road is expected to start in December this year after completion of design review and tendering process. view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the design was done sometime ago. However, at that time, we had different financing conditions. When other donors come into play, they do not go by the previous designs. They normally come up with their own designs, done by their own appointed consultants. The review is now being done in cognisance of the other design which was done before. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in addition, during the designing, the road is made to pass through the most economic routes that will serve people better. If, for instance, the design warrants that a road is to pass through a ... view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have indicated, as a policy, that those who want to come in as private investors for concessioning purposes are free to do so. However, it is up to them to look into which roads we will concession and know whether they will have their money back if they invest. Owing to that reason, the Southern by-pass and the Over-pass along Uhuru Highway is the first concessioning that will be done. view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, compensation will be done after the review of the design is done because there could be some changes when the new engineers come on board. Mr. Speaker, Sir, so, compensation can only be done after the final design has been approved. view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that Murang'a-Gitugi Road was designed to bitumen standard in the early 1980s. A contract worth Kshs99,410,842 was awarded to Firoze Construction Company Ltd. on 4th April, 1988 for a period of 18 months but was abandoned on 19th August, 1991 after undertaking the earthworks and installation of the culverts. (b) I am also aware that after the contractor abandoned the road, my Ministry started re- tarmacking it but abandoned the project after only 3 kilometres out of a total length of 26.5 kilometres. The project was abandoned due to ... view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, hon. Kamotho knows, since he was once a Minister, that priorities in Government keep on changing. Both roads originate from Murang'a and move on up to the Aberdares mountains. It is not correct to say that one road is more important than the other. As I have said--- view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, according to what I have read here that priority changed even at the time hon. Kamotho was a Minister. That is why the road was not completed. What I am saying is that the construction of one road will start very soon. The road hon. Kamotho is talking about will be designed soon because Kshs10million has already been allocated for the next financial year. After the design has been done, it will be upgraded to bitumen standards. view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Kshs30 million that hon. Kamotho is talking about was for the maintenance of that road and not for its design. This time round, I am saying that Kshs10 million will be allocated for purposes of designing the road before it is tarmacked. The design that was used in 1988, when the contractor abandoned the work, cannot be used now. It can only be reviewed and a new design done. view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Rodi Kopany-Karungu Bay Road will be allocated funds in the next financial year, because its design is already complete. We promise that construction work will start in the next financial year. view