Judith Achieng Sijeny

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Nov 2015 in Senate: We have written but not received the answer. We have sought a meeting on Thursday. With your permission, we could report to this House on Tuesday next week. view
• 5 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also wish to congratulate the petitioners. If these are the real relevant caregivers, it shows they are concerned about their area of specialty, especially the health of mwananchi, “ Wanjiku” . The issue of losing lives cannot be prevented in the name of fighting for supremacy, that is who should be in-charge of what. Let all the parties concerned, whether it is the national or the county governments ensure that the lives of Kenyans are protected and all resources are provided for adequately. We cannot afford to be losing people. Losing women and their unborn children ... view
• 4 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale requested for a statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Roads and Transportation, regarding the status of Kakamega-Kaburengu-Webuye Road. The questions were as follows: 1. When the construction works officially started and when the project was supposed to be completed. 2. What percentage of works has been completed to date and how much money the contactor has been paid, so far. 3. What the original budgeted cost of the project was and the reason for the delay in completion and indicate when the project will be completed. I beg to reply as ... view
• 4 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is very brief. view
• 4 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply as follows. 1. The contractor has achieved 2.36 per cent of completion of works and Kshs265,616,083.17 has been certified and paid to him. The original budget for the project was Kshs2,505,925,536.66. 2. The reasons for the delay in completion were due to inadequate and late mobilization of equipment and personnel by the contractor, the apparent cash-flow The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 4 Nov 2015 in Senate: The Senator for Bungoma, Sen. Wetangula, requested for supplementary information from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Roads and Transportation regarding the status of construction of Kakamega-Kaburengu-Webuye Road as follows: 1. Whether it is true that the contractor who was contracted to construct this road has abandoned it. 2. Why most of the roads in the western part of Kenya, which were started in the last regime of President Kibaki, have stalled. 3. Why all other roads promised under the Annuity Programme have never taken off. I beg to reply. It is true that the contractor of the Kakamega-Kaburengu-Webuye ... view
• 4 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have heard the further clarifications sought for by various Senators. I concur that the best way to go about it is to invite the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, to come and answer the statements sought for. We had done that in the past. We were to follow up, but there was a change of guard in the Ministry. That is why the process of calling for another meeting stalled, but we, as a Committee, will follow up. I promise within two weeks’ time, we shall have fixed a date for the meeting ... view
• 4 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was definitely going to do so. Everything is in the HANSARD. Even as we seek clarification on statements from the Ministry, we can tackle what we can. If this particular Committee had requested of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure before and they gave us a detailed report on every road; for example, who were the contractors and how much money was spent. This is now a follow up. If you look at--- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained ... view
• 4 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, most obliged. view
• 28 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion and congratulate the people of Murang’a who have demonstrated maturity and confirmed that they are peace loving Kenyans. They have approached the big sister, the Senate, to help them deal with their issues as enshrined in the Constitution. Secondly, this demonstrates that the Senate is doing its work well. We have sensitized the people and they are aware of their rights and how to protect their property and their taxes. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this exercise will help in streamlining the implementation of the Constitution and the enactment of all the other ... view