Lee Kinyanjui

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 681 to 690 of 1318.

• 9 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said and actually wanted to elaborate to the House that the section of the road is in need of reconstruction. However, what we are doing now is emergency repairs. That is why we have allocated Kshs60 million. We hope through the Budget that will be read later in the year, we will be able to get sufficient funding for full reconstruction of this road. view
• 9 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to confirm to the hon. Member that, indeed, my Ministry has been trying to divide some of the big contracts into two, so that we can construct similtenously from two points and, possibly, reduce the time that it takes to construct the roads. view
• 9 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, during our evaluation, we go through the contractors and ensure that they have the capacity to be able to deal with the works. We have also included supervisory funding within the contract. Therefore, if there is any particular problem with the contract that he has mentioned, we will be more than happy to address that particular matter. But there is supervisory funding within the main contracts. view
• 9 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member is not accurate in his statements. As we all know, the procurement process must be followed. So, even when the Ministry has set aside a certain amount of money, the mandatory period upon which the contractors within which respond must be adhered to. Therefore, even when we set aside funds, we must follow the due process. view
• 9 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is, indeed, not about the Embu – Kangonde Road. If the hon. Member wants us to interrogate that particular procurement contract, we will be more than happy to do that. view
• 9 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my Ministry has an elaborate road safety programme that we actually undertook together with other stakeholders in the road safety network. I want to assure the hon. Member that much as the potholes may be a cause of the accidents, we have seen that whenever you repair the roads, you actually increase the accidents. We are, therefore, trying to interact with communities so that when we recarpet the roads, we do not have more accidents. If you look at the main trunk roads, say, Nairobi-Nakuru Highway and Nakuru-Kisumu Highway, after the roads were repaired, we recorded ... view
• 9 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I did not say that we encourage potholes on our roads to reduce the speed. I only said that there is no direct relationship between the existence of potholes and the number of accidents. This is borne out of statistics that we have on accidents on our roads, including the death of more than eight people today at the Salgaa area. There are sections that are declared black spots and it is not necessarily because of the potholes. Therefore, much as we undertake to repair and maintain our roads, we call upon the road users to ... view
• 9 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I indicate earlier on, the contracts will commence in March, 2011 and we expect them to be completed within eight months. Therefore, by the end of next month, you will be able to see the works on the ground. We will supervise and ensure that the contracts run smoothly. view
• 9 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to take this opportunity to thank you for granting me the opportunity to take part in this very important Motion. I would also like to thank the Mover of the Motion, Mr. Wamalwa, for taking time to bring before this House a Motion that is long overdue. From the outset I do not want to belabour what has already been said. I, however, want to underscore the importance of the boda boda transport system, more so in the urban areas where it has become an alternative means of transport, and, therefore, reduced the ... view
• 9 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: operators, but there is no register that allows us, as leaders, to know the numbers we are talking about, the training they have and what skills we need to impart to them. Therefore, this Motion is very relevant to us, and we believe that it will be used to ensure that we regulate the industry. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it will also be remembered that cyclists and motor cycle operators have to compete for space on the roads. Initially when the road designs were done, the designers did not take into consideration the other road users like the non-motorized ... view