Joshua Ngugi Toro

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, during the hon. Member's campaigns to become the President of the Republic of Kenya, he has at no time said what he will do to this road when he becomes President of this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, talking about what the previous Government did, it is true that they did something, but that road was not worked on when he was a Minister. That is why, at the moment, we recognise that 12 kilometres of that road are the ones that need repairs. We have set aside Kshs3 million this financial year for that purpose. Last year, ... view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. The contractor, Hayer Bishan Singh and Sons Ltd., awarded the contract to renovate the Kilifi-Malindi section of Road B8 has the capacity to undertake the works. Thank you. view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we advertised work on this road, there were four bidders and he was the lowest. After evaluations the Ministerial Tender Committee (MTC) found out that they had no choice but to award the contract to Hayer Bishan Singh and Sons Ltd., who was about Kshs400 million lower than the highest bidder. There has been a problem with the contractor because he did not have enough equipment. However, as we speak, he has acquired new equipment. For example, on the Kilifi-Malindi Road, the contractor has brought a new rock crasher which is in place. I would ... view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the commencement date for this contract was February, 2007. It is going to take 12 months. We do not talk about when the contract was advertised. We talk about the commencement date; when the contractor is supposed to commence work. Twelve months are supposed to count from February this year. Until the 12 months are over, we have to give the contractor the benefit of the doubt, especially when he has acquired new August 15, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3179 equipment for the road works. view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the relationship between us and the contractor is that we are the client. We give them work and they have to execute it. This is something that the House should appreciate. We have been allocated more money than before. We now have contractors who are overworked. We have given contractors more than one job. We are imploring the contractors these days so that since we are paying them on time, they can acquire new equipment. That is what they did not have. Over the past years, they were not able to invest in new equipment and, ... view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is nothing special about this contractor. In fact, he has two major works going on; the one in Funyula and one in Mombasa. There are so many other contractors who have more than two projects going on. Since he was undertaking the other project, he cannot move the equipment from Funyula to Malindi. That is why he has to get new equipment. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, since he is still within the contractual period of 12 months, we have already written to him about the slow progress of his work and he has undertaken to ... view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, these days we pay mobilization fees to all contractors so that they can mobilize and start working. There is no contractor who commences work without 3180 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 15, 2007 mobilization. view
• 15 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he was supposed to rehabilitate the entire section of the road from Kilifi to Malindi. It is not a question that he is bidding the lowest so that he can get away with it. We are very strict these days. We only pay money on production of the certified certificate by the Resident Engineer. The mobilization fee that we pay, which is 10 per cent of the contractual works is secured. If the contractor does not perform, the Ministry terminates the contract and we get the performance bond. So, there is nothing to gain by the ... view
• 2 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that Kagio-Baricho-Kerugoya Road was to be tarmacked in the 2004/2005 Financial Year. (b) I am also aware that the said road remains untarmacked to date. However, it is currently 2948 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 2, 2007 under redesigning to bitumen standards and the tender documentation process is ongoing. (c) My Ministry has plans to tarmac the road. An amount of Kshs4 million was allocated in the last financial year. An amount of Kshs70 million has been allocated in this 2007/2008 Financial Year for commencement of construction to bitumen ... view
• 2 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. But we did not have a provision in the last financial year for tarmacking the road. As I said, in the last financial year, we had only Kshs4 million. We set that amount aside for the review of the design. In this financial year, there is a commitment of Kshs70 million. That means that we will be able to tender. Once we start construction, we will continue to allocate it more funds. view