Dr. Wilfred Machage

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1311 to 1320 of 2209.

• 25 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not aware of any compensation that was made to the families of the deceased. The Ministry has no department or plans to compensate those families because that does not fall under our prerogative. view
• 25 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it will take six months to complete design work. I will very soon be receiving a report on this. I have allocated Kshs1 million now for building only marker posts because it is a dangerous bridge. So I want to put marker posts temporarily to show where the bridge is, so that we do not have more loss of lives. view
• 20 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that the Ol Jororok-Dundori Centre Road (C83) is not in a satisfactory state. (b) I am also aware of a number of designs that have been carried out on the road, but with different objectives at each time. (c) My Ministry, through the Kenya National Highways Authority has allocated funds for the commencement of the upgrading of the road to bitumen standards. view
• 20 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what I am aware of is that in March, 2012, we had another report given to us at a cost of Kshs15.9 million which was paid for this design. The Kshs60 million was too little and so we staggered to the present state where we have increased it to Kshs150 million which is still not enough to pay for the relocation of equipment to the site. We are going to add more money to this very soon so that work can start. I hope that the hon. Member will appreciate and become patient as we get more ... view
• 20 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if the hon. Member had me correctly, I talked about the road being designed three times and not four times. At one time, the design was to upgrade the road to gravel standard. At another time, it was designed and constructed to bitumen standard which deteriorated extensively hence another design of the same, which is the third design. I am yet to receive the exact amount for total completion of this road, but because of the urgency, we have started building the road as we await the final figures. view
• 20 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is unfortunate that we have had this exercise recurring on some roads in this country, which is a total waste of resources. I have to accept it was a mistake, but we have been addressing this by prioritizing roads on a special programme in the Ministry, namely, the Road Sector Investment Programme (RSIP). The programme has prioritized roads and we intend to see the roads built and completed as per the programme. view
• 20 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are serious about this project and in the next 60 days, work will start. At the same time, I am going to make the road motorable for the sections that will not be under construction. I have allocated a further Kshs16,200,000 for the repair of those sections of the road. AVERTING IMMINENT CROP FAILURE IN BURA IRRIGATION SCHEME view
• 20 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) My Ministry uses the road sector investment programme to prioritize development, maintenance and rehabilitation of roads in the country. (b) Yes, I am aware that the above mentioned road is not in a satisfactory state. (c) Currently, my Ministry, through the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), has engaged three consultants to do the detailed engineering design for rehabilitation of this road. Once the designs are completed, the Ministry will source for the required funds for rehabilitation. view
• 20 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the RISSP has been developed using existing policy documents and analysis of relevant data, including road inventory, condition data and traffic data. A mix of economic and social criteria has also been used in allocation of resources. The highway development and management module was utilized for data analysis and prioritization of required interventions. The module was calibrated on Kenyan conditions. The RISP is based on the assessment of the needs of the economy and complies with the Government policies in particular Sessional Paper No.5 of 2006 on development and management of the road sector for sustainable economic ... view
• 20 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, obviously, hon. Member has a legitimate concern, but it will take the whole day for me to really enumerate the details on every road in this country. But for the purposes of this road and the road she has mentioned, let me say that we are aware. We have now prioritized on how to maintain these roads according to this programme. Unfortunately, this programme was not there until mid last year. I am sure we will address it. I would rather concentrate on this road and I beg hon. Karua listen to me because this is very ... view