Kipchumba Murkomen

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Dec 2023 in National Assembly: Give me three minutes to conclude. I am remaining with two pages, so it may be less than three minutes. In association with the large stock of pending bills is the requirement to pay interest on the same - the resources to be claimed by contractors to recover the cost. The Ministry is considering to propose new legislation to this House, to cap the potential liabilities from The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor view
• 6 Dec 2023 in National Assembly: inadequate funded projects in a manner similar to the in duplum rule. We now have a situation where a road is awarded Ksh1 billion but the claims and interests are about Ksh3 billion or Ksh4 billion on the same road because it has been abandoned. Delayed release of budgeted funds by the Exchequer also impacts the development of roads. It is expected that once the budget has been approved, Exchequers would optimally be released in tranches as the year progresses. In this financial year, out of the Ksh76 billion estimates, we have only received Ksh6 billion meant to service pending ... view
• 6 Dec 2023 in National Assembly: With utmost respect, I thank them for listening to the Republic of Kenya and His Excellency the President. I have been a member of his delegation to many of these countries to deal with this issue. I also thank them for helping us deal with the Eurobond question because this is where the devil lies. It is the Eurobond payment of US2 billion that is due that has made it impossible for us to borrow money for infrastructure or allocate other resources. It has also constricted our budget. As I sit down, many Hon. Members here may feel that I ... view
• 6 Dec 2023 in National Assembly: marginalisation. If you take this punishment to an innocent Cabinet Secretary who does not have a role in allocating money or budgeting, it would be unfair in the Republic of Kenya. view
• 6 Dec 2023 in National Assembly: I say this with all my heart. I do not want to praise myself. I am the only Cabinet Secretary who has invited as many counties as possible, without considering their political side. I am now in County No.26. They come for an open discussion. We ask ourselves how we shall deliver on this very difficult road function in the absence of the budget that we have been given. view
• 6 Dec 2023 in National Assembly: I speak to my friends here. We feel the pain of our voters when they tell us that they are stuck in mad and the roads are not progressing. This pain is a collective responsibility of leadership at a time like this. I promise this House that I will not sleep until we succeed to return all the contractors on site. There is light at the end of the tunnel. I thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 6 Dec 2023 in National Assembly: Correct. view
• 6 Dec 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I will be brief in responding to Hon. Sunkuli’s question. As I said earlier, I do not have that answer. We should all have an honest conversation. In fact, at the beginning of next year, you could organise a retreat or session between the House and our Ministry to ask ourselves whether the Kenya Roads Act should remain as it is. What will we The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor view
• 6 Dec 2023 in National Assembly: do with KeRRA? Many roads have annual maintenance requirements. So, should they continue using 10 per cent or 22 per cent of their budget to maintain murrum roads while most of them have been upgraded to tarmac? Should KeRRA be abandoned completely and left without resources being allocated? Sometimes KeRRA ends up advertising roads through the support of the public participation budget. They stage improvements and this is how the Chebole Road got money for maintenance. One of the reasons why I was excited to respond to this question is for us to find ways of addressing the 5,000 kilometres ... view
• 6 Dec 2023 in National Assembly: the first project where the contractor was told to redo and tarmac the road. I believe once we support him, he will tarmac it. The road from Garissa to Isiolo is also ongoing. Regarding the Modogashe-Isiolo-Kulamawe Road, the contractor is on site and has done almost 10 per cent of the project. If a good number of projects in the northern part of our country are delivered, this will help us deal with insecurity and marginalisation. The construct of this road will cost not less than Ksh60 billion. I invite Hon. Members to continue implementing projects like building hospitals, fibre ... view