Joshua Ngugi Toro

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 71 to 80 of 405.

• 20 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think the hon. Member is not serious. If he wanted to be specific on certain roads, he would have asked a specific Question, so that we could also be specific. But asking about the condition of roads for ten years in a whole district--- The list is long, and it is not possible now to be able to zero in on the roads he is talking about. It is a long list covering the whole district for ten years. I would request the hon. Member to ask another Question and be specific on the roads he ... view
• 20 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I fail to understand whether the issue to address is the issue of the District Roads Engineer or the roads. But I would still implore the hon. Member to ask another Question and be specific on certain roads that he wants us to concentrate on and answer properly. Otherwise, the list is long. Now, he is talking about these two districts. I also get confused as to how to answer him. view
• 20 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, since I have tabled the list, he can have a look at it, and if there is any issue that he wants to pick on from it on certain roads, then he is free to ask another Question, so that we can answer specifically on the roads that he is talking about. view
• 20 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that the repairs and reinstatement have been taking place on the Nakuru-Machage-Marigat Road since October 2002. (b) I am also aware that the section of the road between Kiamunyi and Kabarak is already potholed and a problem to drivers. (c) The contractor for the works is M/s Nyoro Construction Company Limited. The step being taken to remedy the situation is that the contract has been wound up and the remaining works and other necessary works are being re-packaged and advertised for award to another contractor. view
• 20 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, the scope of works which were awarded in the year 2002 were completely under-estimated. In the year 2002, the contractor was awarded the contract at a contract price of Kshs490,212,240. Later on, when the scope of works was re- assessed, this amount was found to be inadequate. The initial scope of works involved the repair and re-sealing of the Nakuru-Marigat Road, which is 97 kilometres long; an adjoining road, that is, D369 which is about 8.4 kilometres long, construction of the Kabartonjo-Talai Road and off-road 1902 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 20, 2007 D350, that is, Kabarnet-Kabartonjo ... view
• 20 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. Construction of Wath Ongito Bridge started in June, 2006 and stalled in September, 2006 due to budgetary constraints. My Ministry has earmarked Kshs7.8 million in the next financial year for the completion of the remaining construction works. view
• 20 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this contract was hurriedly awarded in the year 2002, just before the general elections, for political reasons. Thereafter, it was found that investigations were not properly done in terms of the scope of works and some materials. For example, between zero to five kilometres of the road from Nakuru, after Materials Branch officers went to do tests, they found that what was being done could not hold. They had to do variation of the scope of works. Also, we could not get the variation approved. That is why that section, between zero to five kilometres, started ... view
• 20 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if I heard the hon. Member right, he said that the "previous Minister", that is hon. Raila, promised him that the bridge would be constructed some previous financial years back, but nothing was done. There was a miscalculation in their budgetary provision because, as we speak now, there are materials on the ground which have been purchased and which will be utilised as soon as we allocate the Kshs7.8 million. We have got steel Y10 - 12 metre length, 210 pieces; Y12 - 12 metre length - 620 pieces; Y16 - 293 pieces and Y20 - 100 ... view
• 20 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the wires and other material are an indication of how soon the work can be completed because we have as much materials as we require. In the next financial year the provision of Kshs7.8 million will be a priority. view
• 20 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, yes, we will do our best. If the hon. Member feels that he was June 20, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1923 being sidelined, we will centerline him this time. view