Simeon Nyachae

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• 17 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. As you know, I do not take a lot of time in contributing. I have stood here, first, to support the Motion of the Minister. I also want to congratulate him. When he took over this Ministry, the amount of responsibility which he was given, part of it had been feared by the previous regime. We should accept that. Everybody feared that we would not manage the Free Primary Education (FPE) Programme, but the Minister has managed it. We should appreciate this kind of challenge which has been tackled very effectively. There are ... view
• 17 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: . For the information of this House, the Mungiki problem has not come about because of lack of education. Some of the people in the Mungiki sect, if you do not know - because Mungiki has been in existence for over ten years - are university graduates. Some of them are high school graduates and got "A" plus. So, let us not pretend that it is lack of education which has created that problem. There are other factors which should not be discussed here when we are discussing this Vote. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, my contribution today is really ... view
• 17 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for reminding me. But you know, as a former Provincial Commissioner, I used to talk to view
• 17 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Three minutes only? view
• 11 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that Road C24, Litein-Mogogosiek-Bomet Road is in a poor state and it is problematic to motorists and pedestrians. (b) For the last three financial years from 2004 to 2007, Kshs8.5 million has been allocated for the maintenance of the road. (c) The road will be reconstructed during this Financial Year, namely, of Kshs80 million. Meanwhile, the Ministry has already given Kshs14,560,000 from the Fuel Levy Fund for the initial maintenance of the road, so that when the reconstruction of the road starts, the potholes will have been reduced. view
• 11 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if the hon. Member listened very carefully, I stated that Kshs80 million, which is being made available, is the initial amount. We have to go through the tender procedures. The contractors will have to quote their figures before we can specify how much the reconstruction of the road will cost. However, we have agreed that we are going to reconstruct the road. Even from the discussions that were held by the area leaders, it was agreed that we are going to reconstruct the road. Mr. S.C. Koech, and his colleague from Litein, came to see me in ... view
• 11 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first, I want to correct the hon. Member. This road is not 51 kilometres long. It is 41.6 kilometres long. There is not much difference, but it is not right to give the wrong figures to this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, secondly, my colleague who has asked the question should know where the money went to. The problem is not with the hon. Members who are asking Questions. This road was last done in 1999. The hon. Member should be grateful that we are now paying attention to the road. view
• 11 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, money is continuously re-allocated depending on the contracts that we have to tender. For the information of this House, certain projects which are shown in the Printed Estimates may not be started during this financial year. If they are not started, we get authority from the Treasury to re-allocate that money. Once we have stated that we are going to do a road, there is no point of having misgivings. Wait and you will see. view
• 5 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. Sabaki-Marafa-Baricho Road, D553, is under the Malindi District Roads Committee and the committee should be requested to give it priority in its programme for tarmacking. The committee continues, for the time being, to maintain the road to remain at motorable standards. view
• 5 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, I am not aware of the undertaking by His Excellency the President that this road, which is Class "D", would be tarmacked. I am not aware that he ordered that the road be tarmacked. The Office of the President has not communicated with me about it. Secondly, there are procedures which must be followed. There are Class "C" roads in the country and which deserve tarmacking before you get to Class "D" roads. Therefore, there are procedures to be followed in addition to any directives we get from the Head of State, or the ... view