Lee Kinyanjui

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have many roads, indeed, in Mwea and in many other parts of that region, but the scope of this Question did not include tabling of all the roads that are under maintenance or upgrading by this particular agency. However, if the Member wants that information, I would gladly provide it. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that on 5th November 2007, the Ministry advertised tenders for the repair and resurfacing of the Tigoni-Kabuku Road, among others. However, due to insufficient funds, the contract for Tigoni-Kabuku, together with others, was not awarded. Tenders for Zambezi-Karai were later invited separately as a priority and the contract was awarded to Patra Construction Company. (b) The road is included in the Roads 2000 GOK/AFD Programme for reinstatement to bitumen standards during the Financial Year 2013/2014. In the meantime, the road has been undergoing periodic maintenance with spot improvements ... view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the procurement process of contracts - especially road contracts - takes a long time. If we waited until all the funds are available, indeed, we would not be able to consume the funds before the financial year is over. Therefore, it is normal for the Ministry to start procurements even before we get all the funds. In this case, what we did was to advertise the roads in anticipation of getting the funding to be able to do all those roads. However, we were not able to get as much. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: As it is right now, as I have already indicated, we have factored this under the Roads 2000 Programme. I want to assure the hon. Member that before December, we expect the works to have commenced. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. As I have already said, the main aim of starting the procurement process even before we give the funding is partly to ensure that when the funding finally comes, we are able to take off as soon as possible. It takes about four or five months to complete the procurement process and, therefore, for our Ministry, it is important that we are able to start it in good time. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: But nevertheless, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also want to assure the hon. Member that all the projects that have actually been advertised were advertised in good faith and I am sure that the one for Limuru, together with the one that he has already stated, fall in this category. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, as to the issue of Elementaita to Mau Narok, that is part of the Lanet-Mau Narok Project and we have already done half of that. The other half is due to be advertised very soon – as soon as we are able to get confirmation of funding in that area. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to agree that, indeed, we have had a challenge in terms of quality of works done and I think this runs across all the infrastructure Ministries. But I think, more importantly, is the fact that we have had a serious capacity deficit when it comes to local contractors. What my Ministry, together with the Ministry of Public Works have done through the establishment of the National Construction Authority is to come up with programs that will uplift the capacity of the local contractors, because we appreciate that back in the rural areas, we may ... view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Secondly, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, a road is as good as the supervision. Therefore, even if you have a good contractor and the supervision is poor, you are bound to have a poor product. Therefore, the other thing we are also trying to do as much as possible in the counties and in the constituencies is to send qualified officers who can ensure that the roads are done according to specifications. view