Kiraitu Murungi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1181 to 1190 of 1237.

• 17 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Government is currently implementing various rural electrification projects in Karachuonyo Constituency at a cost of Kshs130 million. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Kosele District Headquarters is already on supply and construction work is going on at Gendia Mission Hospital as we speak now. We expect to connect Kendu Bay Town and Pala Market, and the completion date is sometimes in September, 2007. (b) That project will be commissioned by the Minister immediately upon completion. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 17 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member does not have the current information regarding that project. I talked to our officers today and they were busy at Kendu Mission Hospital. I challenge the hon. Member to go out and call on them, and he will find them on site! view
• 17 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that there have been some challenges in the implementation of some of the rural electrification projects in the country, sometimes as a result of delays in procurement. But that matter has now been addressed. I had a meeting with key contractors in my office on Wednesday, last week. I have asked them to complete all the works that are now pending by September this year. view
• 17 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member must be aware that before the poles "stand", they must "lie down". We are taking the necessary steps to ensure that all the poles which are "lying down" will now "stand up." I will personally visit Nyatike when that has been done. So, I request the hon. Member to start preparing the nyatiti dancers. view
• 17 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we do not have a programme for compensating land owners. What our officers are doing is to negotiate with the land owners and request them to permit them to allow the power lines to pass through their land in public interest. view
• 17 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that this project has been delayed because it was supposed to have been started way back in 2003/2004. We are making every effort to ensure that this project is completed by September this year. All the challenges that were on the ground have been addressed and I am happy to report that His Excellency the President, who also visited Kendu Bay Town, has agreed to commission this project in September this year. view
• 28 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that Mutarakwa Divisional Headquarters in Sotik Constituency has no electricity. (b) The installation of electricity under the Rural Electrification Programme is undertaken on the basis of recommendations from the District Development Committees (DDCs). So far, no recommendation has been received from the Bomet DDC regarding the installation of electricity to Mutarakwa Divisional Headquarters. The Government is, however, considering a request from the hon. Member regarding a list of projects he submitted to us. Mutarakwa Divisional Headquarters is one of the listed projects. view
• 28 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have forwarded the list of the projects, which were submitted by the hon. Member, to the KPLC for assessment and survey so that we can know how much they will cost. As soon as I get a response from them, we will authorise commencement of the work at the Mutarakwa Divisional Headquarters. view
• 28 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that we have planned a lot of projects in Nyanza Province. In fact, we are spending over Kshs2 billion in Nyanza Province. We are using labour and transport contractors. Some of the contractors have not performed very well and we have recently concluded an exercise in which we have retired some of them and we have appointed 150 new contractors. The reason why some of the projects are not moving as fast as they should--- view
• 28 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the reason why some of the projects not only in Nyanza, but also in the rest of the country are not moving as fast as we expected, is because there has been a shortage of some critical accessories like cloisonne. We had a meeting with the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) yesterday and we streamlined that issue. So, we expect work to commence everywhere in a very short time as soon as those accessories arrive. view