22 Nov 2023 in Senate:
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22 Nov 2023 in Senate:
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22 Nov 2023 in Senate:
across the country. It includes Kshs45 billion for acquisition of land and Kshs105 billion for payment of work done already by contractors. We have a commitment and final auditing is being done for over Kshs700billion to complete these roads eventually. Mr. Deputy Speaker, we also have a challenge because every pending bill is accruing interest and other charges as we progress. The total cost of the pending bills eventually cannot be determined now because it is a moving target. This is including claims on equipment and so many other things. This is a humongous issue. The President has established a ...
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22 Nov 2023 in Senate:
across the country. It includes Kshs45 billion for acquisition of land and Kshs105 billion for payment of work done already by contractors. We have a commitment and final auditing is being done for over Kshs700billion to complete these roads eventually. Mr. Deputy Speaker, we also have a challenge because every pending bill is accruing interest and other charges as we progress. The total cost of the pending bills eventually cannot be determined now because it is a moving target. This is including claims on equipment and so many other things. This is a humongous issue. The President has established a ...
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22 Nov 2023 in Senate:
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22 Nov 2023 in Senate:
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22 Nov 2023 in Senate:
Unfortunately, the assignee suspended works at the project on 27th November, 2021 due to pending bills of Kshs121,976,886.08. The achievement to date therefore remains at 9.32 km, which is 37 percent aggregated progress. So far, the Ministry through the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) has since paid a portion of the amount owed to M/S China Jiangxi International Limited amounting to Kshs38,209,131.66. this revises the pending amount due to the contractor to Kshs89,769,822.07. The Ministry has since advised the contractor to resume works and ensure completion of the project as arrangements are put in place to settle the outstanding bill ...
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22 Nov 2023 in Senate:
Unfortunately, the assignee suspended works at the project on 27th November, 2021 due to pending bills of Kshs121,976,886.08. The achievement to date therefore remains at 9.32 km, which is 37 percent aggregated progress. So far, the Ministry through the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) has since paid a portion of the amount owed to M/S China Jiangxi International Limited amounting to Kshs38,209,131.66. this revises the pending amount due to the contractor to Kshs89,769,822.07. The Ministry has since advised the contractor to resume works and ensure completion of the project as arrangements are put in place to settle the outstanding bill ...
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22 Nov 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I may not have an answer to why Tharaka Nithi County has been marginalized in the past, I have seen some people being jittery when I attribute the historical problems like the ones the Senator has said to past Governments. It is an incontestable fact that Tharaka Nithi County has been marginalized. Several places in the country, including the northern part have zero tarmac road network. It is not my responsibility to write the Book of Lamentations. We came to office to solve problems. One of our problems is ensuring that in every part of ...
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22 Nov 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I may not have an answer to why Tharaka Nithi County has been marginalized in the past, I have seen some people being jittery when I attribute the historical problems like the ones the Senator has said to past Governments. It is an incontestable fact that Tharaka Nithi County has been marginalized. Several places in the country, including the northern part have zero tarmac road network. It is not my responsibility to write the Book of Lamentations. We came to office to solve problems. One of our problems is ensuring that in every part of ...
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