Lee Kinyanjui

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I concur with the hon. Member that, indeed, some of the road weighbridges have been causing inconveniences to road users, partly because at the point where they are installed, there is no special lane, or lay bays, for them to do the weighing. However, it is also important to know that we have weighbridges because the trucks are overloaded. If we are to remove the weighbridge at Maili Nne and the mobile weighbridge, we will be putting our roads at the mercy of truck owners and truck drivers. So, we have no intention of removing ... view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to agree that we have a similar problem in Gilgil. However, I want to assure the hon. Member that, as a Ministry, we are looking into a long-term solution, which is to create an extra lane; heavy trucks can divert about two kilometers before they get to the weighbridge. I would also like to indicate that every time you see a long queue, it means that our weighbridges are working. view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, where we do not have a weighbridge on all the major highways, we have been using our mobile weighbridges. In fact, quite often, you find our mobile weighbridge on the Mai Mahiu-Isebania Road section. We expect that, in the long run, truck drivers and truck owners will be able to regulate themselves instead of having every road in Kenya fitted with a weighbridge. That is punitive and very expensive for the country. view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said, we have no intention of removing the mobile weighbridge. However, we are in the process of procuring the contract for the Timboroa-Eldoret Road, which covers this particular--- view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I have indicated, we have no intention of removing the mobile weighbridge, because it has a specific purpose, and it has been able to achieve that particular purpose during the time it has been there. view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Secondly, as hon. Members are aware, at Eldoret, we have the Kenya Pipeline Terminal, which offloads fuel for export. Therefore, this particular weighbridge is very important to ensure that we do not overload our trucks. view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Thirdly, I have indicated that, as a Ministry, we are in the process of procuring the contract for Timboroa-Eldoret Road. This particular contract will rehabilitate the weighbridge. It includes lay bays; so, trucks will move to the side of the road. We will, possibly, also increase the number of scales, so that we can have more than one truck weighed at any given time. view
• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, it is true that the Question as it appears on the Order Paper actually does not belong to the Ministry of Roads. As the hon. Member has indicated, it appears that what he had actually requested is not what is on the Order Paper. Subsequently, we have agreed that at an opportune time, we will be able to visit the area and make the necessary corrections in terms of instructions to the contractor to ensure that the area is taken care of in terms of drainage. So, I, therefore, want to agree with the hon. Member ... view
• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, within a fortnight. view
• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will do as instructed, but within the fortnight I had indicated, would also cover the 48 hours. But I will do so. view