All parliamentary appearances
Entries 421 to 430 of 1318.
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25 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I have indicated, we plan to have the advertisement by the last week of August which is essentially the coming week. Once we have tendered, it will follow the normal procurement procedure which is 60 days for the tenderers to respond and an evaluation is done. As soon as we award the works to a contractor, we expect him to take one month to be on site. I want to assure the hon. Member that although the amount allocated is Kshs80 million, we will require far in excess of this. However, what we require for certain ...
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25 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sure you have realized that that is an entirely different question. However, I want to assure the hon. Member that we have come up with the Road Sector Investment Programme that clearly outlines the roads that are to be prioritized in the next five years, and I am sure his road must be one those that have already been considered. However, there are a number of roads that are due for tarmacking within this financial year and at an opportune time, we will be able to table that so that the hon. Member together with ...
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25 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, every undertaking that we have made in this House is backed by information from officers on the ground. However, as you may be aware, the procurement process is sometimes tedious, and even after the promise has been made it may take slightly longer than hon. Members would appreciate. However, I want to assure the hon. Member that we will be able to complete the procurement process and the work will begin as scheduled.
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25 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
Bw. Spika, ninatambua kwamba barabara hiyo iko katika hali mbaya lakini tutafanya kila tuwezalo kuhakikisha kwamba chakula ambacho kinaenda kusaidia Wakenya walio na njaa kinafika. Kupitia ofisi yetu, nitahakikisha kwamba mpango wa dharura umefanywa ili kutengeneza sehemu hiyo ya barabara.
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25 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, when we award money for repairs or upgrading of any section of the road, we do not commence procurement until the funds have actually been remitted to the regional offices. In this case, we have already done the procurement, the money is available and the contractor for the benefit of the hon. Member is Zalco Enterprises. As he may be aware, we have a gravel problem in Mosoriot
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18 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply.
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18 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
(a) I am aware that the embankment approaches of Athiani Bailey Bridge on Kikuu River in Kitise Location, Kathonzweni District, have not been provided.
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18 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
(b) The delay in backfilling was due to non-prioritization by the Makueni Constituency Roads Committee for the balance of work in their work plan during the last financial year, 2010/2011.
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18 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
(c) The bridge is already in use by pedestrians but cannot be used by motor vehicles. However, once the backfilling is completed as prioritized by the Constituency Roads Committee, it will be completed at that point.
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18 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the approaches are estimated to cost around Kshs10 million. They will comprise of the following works: One, backfilling of the approaches to open the road to motor vehicles; two, installation of one culvert line of a diameter of 900 mm; construction of an additional pier of approximately seven metres in height to provide necessary support for motor vehicles with a carrying capacity of ten
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