Lee Kinyanjui

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, no one has the authority to erect bumps in Kenya other than the Ministry of Roads. Therefore, if there are any bumps that are view
• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: erected without the permission and knowledge of the Ministry, we will be able to take appropriate action. In case there are such instances, we would like the hon. Members to report them through the relevant roads offices in the constituencies. view
• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I have indicated, my Ministry is considering the upgrading of these roads. As you are aware, we are currently undertaking the design for the improvement that will take into consideration the nature of the traffic on the road. That includes the agricultural transport for sugar, as the hon. Member as said. Once the design is done, I am sure it will incorporate all the issues that have been raised and, therefore, reduce the instances of accidents in that area. view
• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is true that the demand for footbridges far exceeds the supply. In most of the sections in the country, it is true that we would require to put up a number of footbridges for us to reduce the number of accidents. However, our greater concern is the usage of these footbridges. If you look at the footbridges that we have already put up, even when it is very clear that if you cross the road without going through the footbridge, you are exposing yourself to a lot of a danger. Members of the public do not ... view
• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think those are several questions in one. However, as to the specific pothole that caused the accident of the said Member of Parliament, it is difficult for me to ascertain whether the same pothole, indeed, is there. But we have been undertaking regular maintenance of these roads and I believe that between then and now, they must have been sealed. However, the responsibility of road safety is not the mandate of the Ministry of Roads only. We as road users, motorists and leaders must use every available opportunity to sensitize our people to take care as ... view
• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: use the roads. However, I also want to appreciate that the road, indeed, connects Kenya to our neighbouring Tanzania and is classified as A1. As a result of that classification and the importance attached to this road, we are designing this road to upgrade it to also meet the relevant safety standards that are required of a similar road. view
• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I have said, we use the data that we normally get from the police, indicating the number of accidents that have occurred in any one particular point and in this case, the centres indicated by the hon. Member. Indeed, the numbers are a bit worrying. I want to assure the hon. Member that we will not spare any action to ensure that we bring the number of accidents down, including the option of erecting bumps. view
• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Further to the undertaking given to this House to ensure that we visit Kitui Town, I wish to respond as follows:- I am aware that most of the roads surrounding Kitui Town are not tarmacked. Further to the response given to the Floor last week, I have taken note that the above mentioned roads in Kitui have not been tarmacked. This is due to the funds constraints facing the Ministry. Nevertheless, My Ministry is committed to maintaining the said roads in motoreable conditions. view
• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, while appreciating the concerns by the hon. Member, I must say that it is not possible for us to give a firm commitment as to when the roads will be tarmacked. However, I would like to assure the hon. Member that for a long time, my Ministry which, at that time was together with the Ministry of Public Works had a budget of about Kshs17 billion maximum for many years. Therefore, we were not able to undertake the road work repairs as would have been necessary. We have an increased budget and we hope that in the ... view
• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think in the next 30 days, we will be able to communicate to the hon. Member when we will be able to do a tour of our roads in Kitui, so that he can be able to communicate that to the constituents in that area. view