Dr. Wilfred Machage

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1901 to 1910 of 2209.

• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker. Sir, I beg to reply. (a) "The Roads 2000 Project concept is often misconceived to refer to development partners-supported roads improvement, probably because such partners have mainstreamed sensitisation and dissemination of information. Consequently, Mr. Speaker, Sir, districts in which roads maintenance is carried out without development partners support are commonly regarded as devoid of Roads 2000 Project. However, Roads 2000 strategy is implemented using the Roads Maintenance Levy funds in districts without development partners support. In view of this, road maintenance in Koibatek District is already being carried out under the Roads 2000 Project. (b) Currently, road maintenance ... view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, not only can I name one, but I can also name ten; but since he has only asked for one, I will give him Kabimoi-Sosian-Kablosoi, Road E1473, where we are carrying out clearing of drains and culverts building. view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is prudent that the concept is understood first. Where we have no development partners such as SIDA supporting funding of construction of roads that does not mean that we under-fund such roads. The Roads 2000 strategy, which is equally funded by the RML, gives enough funds. The communities that the hon. Member has referred to are completely and well catered for by my Ministry. view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if I may endeavour to understand the hon. Member's question, maybe, she is referring also to allocation of contracts and that kind of--- I do not really understand what her question is all about. view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that question is more explicit. The Ministry of Roads does not accept child labour in construction of roads. So, that does not arise. However, we have the District Roads Committees that are supervising and observing that no child labour is used and that there is fair distribution of allocation of work to both gender in the concerned areas. view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have not tried to confuse the hon. Member on how we allocate funds. Indeed, he is right. The roads that he has mentioned are also being funded by the levy fund that I have just talked about. But if he wants specificity on which funds are being used for which road, I am available to give him all those details to his satisfaction. view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. My Ministry is currently tarmacking a 30-kilometre section of Road C30 between Bumula and Luamba. The remaining section of the road between Bumala-Ejinja to Watoya, which is about November 26, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3613 28 kilometres, will be included in my Ministry's Bitumenization Programme during the coming 2009/2010 Financial Year. view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this project will cost Kshs1,037,068,118.40 and it is expected to be completed by early next year. view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this road is in two parts. The amount of money that I have quoted is for finishing the first section of the road. The money that I intend to factor into the next financial year's Budget will be for the second section of the road. view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are in the process of carrying out the necessary budgeting for this road in view of the escalating prices of construction materials. We have to keep on reviewing the prices of our projects. It is wise for us to do so. The Member should be happy that we are considering the changes in the prices, so that we can have a proper cost of the project in the next Budget. Investment planning for all the roads is being carried out for a complete bitumenization and some of the road projects that we have. We must have ... view