Dr. Wilfred Machage

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1241 to 1250 of 2209.

• 18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is a completely different Question. We are still acquiring the corridor for construction of this road. We are in the process of designing it, but patience will be required before I give that answer. view
• 18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Question had been answered by my colleague sometimes back. To my knowledge, only some information was necessary, namely, the confirmation that Kshs46 million had been allocated for repairing this road, which was not done. The reason was that the contract to Igara Construction limited was terminated due to non-performance. I will invite further questions if there are any. view
• 18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if the Member heard me correct, the MECE/ITEC was a contractor that was contracted to do the design for rebuilding of the road. The contractor whose name I have given has been contracted to repair the road. These are two different contracts. In case the Member wants to know the owners of MECE/ITEC, this is public knowledge in the Registrar’s Office. view
• 18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have given the Member information on this road. If I may remind him of his request in the earlier Question which he had asked on the same road that I attempted to answer, he complained that Kshs46 million was inadequate. I took that complaint and I have allocate Kshs80 million to this road. We are sourcing for the person to do the work. So, whatever is going on, on the ground should be ignored. view
• 18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, by the end of his week or early next week, I will have identified the contractor for that work. view
• 6 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support this petition knowing very well that for the senior retirees who will happen to be there from Parliament and, indeed, the Government next year, their payment will be prompt. It is a big question why we ignore teachers and other civil servants. We want our President’s legacy to be completely good even to the extent of considering retirees. The Minister for Finance should look into this matter. view
• 4 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) issued notices to owners of illegal structures encroaching on road reserves along Nyamasaria-Kisumu-Kisian, including the Kisumu Bypass Road to remove them failure to which will lead to demolitions. I am also aware that the meeting of 20th April, 2012 was to discuss resettlement issues along the Kisumu Bypass between Mamboleo and Otonglo which were completed. (b) The KeNHA is not aware of any meeting that took place thereafter. (c) Mr. Speaker, Sir, KeNHA engages and compensates individuals and institutions whose land is ... view
• 4 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, really, there is no reason why the answer to the Question should be delayed. The Ministry of Roads will always compensate any extra land that we acquire for purposes of road construction that is not within the road reserve. That is our practice. It is a legal issue and the owners will be compensated as long as the area we are getting is not within the road reserve. So, there is no need to delay this answer to next week. view
• 4 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have clearly addressed my mind and my mind is very clear and focused on the issue. As long as the area in question is not within the road reserve, they will be compensated. It does not matter how big it is; whether it is 30 meters, 50 meters or 200 meters, we have road reserves in some areas which are 100 meters, especially in areas that are occupied by railways. So, as long as the land in question is not within the legally mandated road reserves, they will be paid. There is no question about it. view
• 4 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have given enough time of notice to the residents of these road reserves. To us, that is adequate notice. If they require any further time, then they should do it in a more orthodox way. As the Ministry of Roads, we are ready to listen so long as that does not impede on the time that is allocated for the construction of the road. We will address the issues on individual basis depending on the urgency and importance of that request. However, the message should go to the people that we have no time to waste ... view