Lewis Nguyai

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, one of the key things that are necessary in terms of contract grants is to look at the articles and see if there are punitive articles. In this particular case, Article 18, which is the rule for recovery, was extremely punitive. It is important that in future we negotiate contracts, so that they are not punitive to the extent of refund. That is why you find that many of the contracts that were initially from these particular donors seem to move to the East because of less punitive conditions. view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in accordance with the Constitution, this House has been very kind to provide a legislation that will be enacted – The Transitional Government Bill. As such assets, liabilities and contracts that have questionable nature will be looked into. We have tabulations of these issues, so that the transition can be smooth, particularly to County Governments. I can see some of my friends who intend to be in County Governments smiling. I am sure that they will have the information. view
• 17 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The current status and usage of the council grader based at the Butere-Mumias County Council is as follows:- The council owns a Komatsu Grader Registration No.KAH 090Y. This is an old grader which develops frequent mechanical breakdowns. The council has managed to keep it in good condition through repairs and maintenance for road grading in the council’s areas of jurisdiction. It is important to note that the responsibility of the maintenance of the rural roads now rests with the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) and as such the council no longer receives ... view
• 17 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. As I have said before the responsibility of road maintenance now rests with KeRRA. As such, it is only the meager resources which are collected from the cess and from the LATF funds that are available view
• 17 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as you can see the registration number for this particular grader is KAH 090Y. In my estimate this is a grader that is more than ten years old since it was purchased. The councils had the responsibility of maintaining feeder roads and as such it was purchased for that purpose. However, when the Kenya Roads Board came into existence and authorities were given the responsibility of maintaining the roads, the purpose of this grader diminished. As such, it was allowed through council minutes to be hired out. That revenue is treated as council revenue and is utilized ... view
• 17 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware of the deplorable state of the solid waste management not only in Kioto dump site but for the entire Nakuru Town. (b) Yes, I am aware of the negative effects of flooding on the dump site. (c) Pursuant to the role of providing support to local authorities, my Ministry has been pursuing a more comprehensive project for tackling solid waste management in Nakuru with funding from the AFD. To this end, the Ministry has entered into a bilateral agreement with the French Government through the French Development Agency (AFD) ... view
• 17 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the short-term, we will collect the garbage. We are identifying a separate dump site as you have seen. We have not found that dump site, but this is a long-term solution. To that end, the Government has secured a facility worth 17 million Pounds from the AFD for financing solid waste management in both Mombasa and Nakuru. The agreement between the Ministry and the ADF has already been signed. view
• 17 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if the sewerage system is blocked, I will undertake to ensure that the council and the agency responsible, which is under the Water and Sewerage Department, make immediate remedial measures to unblock the sewerage system. I undertake to ensure that that happens. In the meantime, I would ask the leadership of Nakuru County to assist us in this issue of not being able to find a suitable 50 acre piece of land which we can purchase and have a long-term solution where we can do a proper plan field. view
• 17 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Member for Kisumu Town West for his information. However, the land field process is a biological process that eventually has scientific processes in ensuring that even energy is generated. It is still being practised in very many areas. The process of converting waste into energy still needs a process which ensures biodegradability. As such, the land field process that I am talking about, and I have visited various sites within and out of Africa, is the best and most biodegradable process that can work. The other processes like the one he is ... view