All parliamentary appearances
Entries 731 to 740 of 970.
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22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
THAT, the Mumbuni-Kathiani Road, a key road link in Kathiani Constituency, has been in a dilapidated state that has adversely affected socio-economic activities;
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22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
THAT, a contract for rehabilitation of the said road was awarded in 2012 and construction works commenced thereafter;
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22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
THAT, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure undertook to rehabilitate the road and complete it by December 2014 and yet almost four years later, works on the said road have stalled;
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22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
THAT, the contractor has since moved construction equipment and machinery from the site of construction, thus dashing residents’ hopes of the said road ever being completed; The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
THAT, the inordinate delay in rehabilitating the road has exposed the incomplete section to erosion while the already tarmacked section has developed potholes, thereby making the project a waste of public resources;
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22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
THAT, efforts to resolve the matter with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has not borne any fruit; and,
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22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
THAT, the matter in respect of which this Petition is raised is not pending before any court of law or constitutional body.
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22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
Therefore, your humble petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing:- (i) investigates the reason for the inordinate delays in the completion of the said road; (ii) establishes when the works will resume and the timeline within which the said rehabilitation shall be concluded to ease transportation and enhance safety and make any other order or direction that it may deem fit in the circumstances of the plight of the petitioners. And your petitioners will forever pray.
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22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. When the current regime came to power, it promised this nation serious economic development. It said that we will get double digit growth. The only way that can be achieved is through the development of proper infrastructure for our nation. Unfortunately, my observation in the infrastructural development of this country seems to be connected very closely to politics. My colleague has just told me that it is important to know that when a Government is developing a region, it should look at what it will get in return, but ...
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22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
developing. Members have contributed about roads which are being constructed in their regions. I have been in Parliament for three years. When I was elected, there is a road that had already started to be constructed. It was already being tarmacked. But since then, absolutely not a single cent has been put there. I brought a Petition in the morning to complain about the state of that road, where public funds are being wasted. This is an important Bill and a situation to look at.
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