Lee Kinyanjui

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 781 to 790 of 1318.

• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply- This is the second time that this Question is coming before the House, having been deferred by the Speaker previously because no definite answer was given in terms of the actual commencement of the repair of this road. During that period, it was clearly noted that the road has been in dire need of repair for a long time and no clear commitment had been given. Therefore, I hope my answer will be able to address that particular detail. (a) A detailed engineering design review of the road is currently ongoing and ... view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, further to that, we have allocated within this financial year a total of Kshs800 million that will be used for the rehabilitation of the Voi-Mwatate section during this financial year. The advertisement for this particular contract was carried on 16th October, 2010 and a pre-tender cite was scheduled for 28th October, 2010, which is today and the tender opening will be on 5th November, 2010. view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in Part “C” of my answer, I said that my Ministry was eager to construct the Voi-Taveta Road and had approached several development partners, including the European Union, to support the project once the design review was completed. But when the ADB, which was financing the design consultancy work undertook to provide funding for the construction of the same road under the East African Community, the Ministry decided to utilize the available funds under the EU for the implementation of another road within the same county; that is Merile-Marsabit section of the Isiolo-Moyale Road. Lastly, the ... view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is unfortunate that that road has remained in that state for that long. But I want to assure the hon. Member that their troubles are over because, as I have indicated, the Government of Kenya and the ADB are at a very high level in terms of agreeing and getting to the conclusion of this matter. We already have a design. What is going on is a design review. On the basis of the design that we already have, we will proceed and do the procurement by April next year. view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is unfortunate for the hon. Member to think that my Ministry has handled this matter casually given that three weeks ago, this House ordered that we come up with a definite answer as to when that road will actually start. I have given exactly that. In fact, I have not only given the year, but also the month. As to whether that road will ever be done and the issues that have been raised by the hon. Member, I can only say what we are currently doing. As to the future, I have no power ... view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: The road is classified as C12 and it has a length of 107 kilometres. Sixty per cent of the road is paved while 40 per cent of the remaining road is gravelled. Tenders were invited for the bids and we opened them last week. So, within the next two weeks, we should be able to award the contract. The works are expected to begin next month and the total contract sum is Kshs200 million. view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to agree with the hon. Member that, indeed, the road in question is very important because it links Kenya’s most important tourist destination with the rest of the country. It is unfortunate that in the recent times we have had situations where tourists are not able to reach their destinations because of the poor roads. It is for this reason that my Ministry, through the Kenya National Highways Authority has set aside the Kshs200 million which is more of an emergency allocation to ensure that the roads are passable. We have already tendered for ... view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Lastly, allow me to comment on what the hon. Member has said that it is, indeed, true that the tour operators had actually come together and were planning to demonstrate, a matter that we considered would be very grave more so for the image of the country outside. It would be a big blow for the many tourists we have been receiving. So, we are in communication with the association and we have assured them that we will address the issues that they have brought forward. view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have indicated that the Kshs200 million is already available in the budget and in the next three or four weeks, we expect the contractor to be on site. As I have indicated, 60 per cent of the road is paved while 40 per cent is gravelled. That means we want to restore the road the way it is; the 60 per cent to remain as it is and the 40 per cent to remain as it is. I have also indicated to this House that in future we would like to have the whole road ... view