Lee Kinyanjui

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1021 to 1030 of 1318.

• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to assure the hon. Member that the employment of persons to work on the roads is, indeed, the responsibility of the contractor. As far as possible, we would like to leave that to him. We would like to urge view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: I will do so, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: (a) My Ministry is committed to constructing a new bridge and has already completed the necessary design and is now processing the tender documentation. The award of the construction of the new bridge is, therefore, at an advanced stage. view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I have indicated, my Ministry has prioritized the construction of this bridge. We have designed a bridge of seven metres carriageway with a two meter raised walkway on both sides. We are currently going through the tendering process. I want to assure the hon. Member that as soon as that is completed, we will be able to commence the works. view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have to go through the public procurement procedures. This sometimes takes a little bit of time. However, I would like to assure the hon. Member that, indeed, the bridge will be done. view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my Ministry’s desire to complete all the designs currently undertaken and those that were done in the past will, by and large, be determined by the funds allocated by the Treasury. Every year, we put up a request, but we hardly get even half of what we request. My Ministry desires to complete all the projects and to start those whose design work is complete. It, however, depends on what we get from the Treasury. view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministry cannot seek funds to do a particular road when we do not even know how much we need to ask or what standard we want to upgrade a road to. The design is, therefore, the first stage in seeking funds both locally and from donors. The reason a design has to be done is time. Over time, a lot of things change. There is an increase in human population, change of traffic levels and so on. Every time, before we do a project, it is necessary to do a design work. It is on ... view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have indicated that it will be done within this financial year which ends in June, 2010. We have already allocated the funds, but as you may be aware, the Ministry is also going through some reform process where we have the Rural Roads Authority (RRA), the National Highways Authority (NHA) and so on. I would like to apologize to the hon. Member if it has taken an unduly long time. We will ensure that that is done in good time. view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the tender will be awarded this year and the works will commence this year. The monies are available within the budget in this financial year. Indeed, the work will start this year. view