2 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, aware that the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) is vested with the responsibility of developing roads in cities and former municipalities; noting that a number of county headquarters are located within areas formerly known as county councils and therefore road maintenance within such county headquarters would not be the responsibility of KURA; concerned that this arrangement gives undue advantage to county headquarters located within cities and former municipalities compared to those located within the former county council areas; the Senate calls upon the national Government to restructure KURA ...
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2 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, road transport accounts for almost 90 per cent of all the freight and passenger traffic in Kenya. Under the Roads Act of 2007, KURA has been given the responsibility to manage, develop, rehabilitate and maintain all public roads within the cities and municipalities in Kenya, except where those roads are classified as national roads. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, just to highlight the areas which are currently benefiting from this, we have Nairobi, Mombasa, Kiambu, Kisumu and Nyeri, among others. We have former county councils, like Kajiado which is my county, Tharaka-Nithi, Lamu, Tana River, Baringo, Wajir, ...
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2 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, road transport accounts for almost 90 per cent of all the freight and passenger traffic in Kenya. Under the Roads Act of 2007, KURA has been given the responsibility to manage, develop, rehabilitate and maintain all public roads within the cities and municipalities in Kenya, except where those roads are classified as national roads. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, just to highlight the areas which are currently benefiting from this, we have Nairobi, Mombasa, Kiambu, Kisumu and Nyeri, among others. We have former county councils, like Kajiado which is my county, Tharaka-Nithi, Lamu, Tana River, Baringo, Wajir, ...
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2 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank all my colleagues who have contributed to this Motion. I have picked a few issues out of their contributions. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, all Senators are aware that the Constitution is very clear that we were not supposed to have the existing authorities. We were only supposed to have the county roads and national trunk roads. The county roads are supposed to be constructed, managed and rehabilitated by KeRRA and KURA. Through this Motion, we are trying to see if we can expand the mandate of KURA. At least, some policies ...
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2 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank all my colleagues who have contributed to this Motion. I have picked a few issues out of their contributions. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, all Senators are aware that the Constitution is very clear that we were not supposed to have the existing authorities. We were only supposed to have the county roads and national trunk roads. The county roads are supposed to be constructed, managed and rehabilitated by KeRRA and KURA. Through this Motion, we are trying to see if we can expand the mandate of KURA. At least, some policies ...
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2 Jul 2014 in Senate:
I will allow Sen. (Dr.) Zani who has requested to speak because she does not have her card.
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2 Jul 2014 in Senate:
I will allow Sen. (Dr.) Zani who has requested to speak because she does not have her card.
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2 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Let us first hear, Sen. Karaba.
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2 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Let us first hear, Sen. Karaba.
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2 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Senator, are you supporting or seconding the Motion?
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