Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 851 to 860 of 1732.

• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, currently, Nairobi City is linked externally through the Nairobi-Thika-Nyeri Highway, and the Northern Corridor, which runs from the Port of Mombasa, through the City of Nairobi, all the way towards Uganda, via Malaba and Busia, respectively. These routes carry about 20 per cent of tracks, which currently traverse the Nairobi Central District Business Area (CBDA). This has combined with other factors to cause severe traffic congestions within our city. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: To address this problem, the Government is carrying out selective upgrading of heavily trafficked trunk and primary roads. We are also constructing important bypasses and missing link roads around the CBDA. Additionally, the Government is steadily passing plans for the implementation of the bus and rapid transit traffic transportation system, including a light rail system within the city. The upgrading of the Nairobi-Thika Road, which carries the North-South bound traffic is on. Upgrading of the 53 kilometre road will allow 80 to 100 kilometre per hour design speeds. It is proceeding in three contracts as follows. There is the 12.4-kilometre ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Nairobi Southern by-pass was designed in the early 1990s but the project was, however, not implemented then due to budgetary shortfalls and challenges related to site and acquisition. The Eastern by-pass which starts at City Cabanas through the Airport North Road, goes through Embakasi, Njiru up to Ruiru and joins Thika Road around Ruiru. The Northern by-pass starts from Ruiru, through Kamiti, Runda all the way to join Limuru Road at Ruaka. Then there is a link road which comes from Runda passing through Roslyn Estate, Spring Valley, Kitisuru, Waiyaki Way, James Gichuru Road into ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: I would like to conclude by saying that the Government is committed to investing heavily in infrastructural improvement throughout our country. As the Northern by-pass is constructed, around Nakuru Town there is also Nakuru by-pass which runs from Lanet near Lake Nakuru all the way past the Rift Valley Institute of Technology to join the western bound road about 20 kilometres from Nakuru Town. There are also Kisumu and Eldoret by-passes. With these developments, we are confident that the traffic flow within our towns and cities will be substantially improved. As we do that, there is also a move to ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the improvement of roads around the city has contributed greatly to the renewal of the built up environmental space through relocation of businesses and residential development. I am confident that in the next two years, our City of Nairobi will be more friendly, accessible and competitive. Thank you. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Hon. Musikari Kombo talked of the causes of the jams, which others have also talked about. One is the matatus which I agree. I think this is going to be dealt with when we deal with a much more efficient public service transport system which is now under consideration jointly by the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Roads. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he talked about the closing of roads when his Excellency the President is travelling. I think this happens more when we have several heads of states in our city; that is when this problem becomes acute. But, yes, I think that the traffic officers can take note of the proposal by hon. Musikari Kombo as to which lanes to close when some dignitaries have to move fast in order to be able to respond to the call of duty. So, that is one of the proposals that will be taken on board particularly when the Ministry ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Konchellah, of course, again shares the same frustrations which most people do share; the difficulty of reaching destinations. I do agree that a lot of valuable man hours are wasted on the roads because of traffic jams. I mentioned that one of the reasons for this is that most of the heavy transit traffic coming from Mombasa to the west and vice versa all comes through the Uhuru Highway. That is the cause of this congestion. I understand the concern of the Member and his suggestion that we must come out with a timetable for ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: We also need to understand that these trucks are travelling very long distances from Mombasa all the way to Kigali and to Bujumbura in Burundi. If you were to put a timetable for them to transit the small section within the city of Nairobi at specific times, it will cause very heavy inconvenience. I want to assure the hon. Members that the southern bypass construction is shortly going to be awarded and it is going to take just a few months for that bit to be completed – that is the bit from Mombasa Highway to Dagoreti . That is ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member also talked about the Thika Highway and that the Chinese are laughing all the way to the bank. Yes, that is the unfortunate situation in the construction industry in our country. This contract was awarded competitively; there is competitive bidding and there is also the issue of capacity of the company to be able to carry out some of those contracts. In my earlier incarnation, I was Minister for Roads and Public Works. I am, therefore, very conversant with the problems in that sector. I tried, during my time there, to assist the ... view