Dr. Wilfred Machage

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1971 to 1980 of 2209.

• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On the contrary, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if I look at the example of Naivasha, in the Financial Year 2007/2008, the Elementaita-Kongasis-Ndongo Primary Road, which is E446, has been allocated Kshs1.242 million for upgrading and bush clearing by the District Roads Committee. All the other links have not been considered. That is just to confirm that we do give money to the District Roads Committees. That is the money they use to decide on their priorities. view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Indeed, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee is in the field. I expect it to give me its report by the end of this year. view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I confirm that the project was funded by the Government of Kenya in partnership with the East African Cement Producer Association. (b) The total construction cost to date is Kshs483,199,472,000.57 with the amount certified to be paid by the Government of Kenya being Kshs451,408,582,000.95 and by the Cement Manufacturers being Kshs31,790,889,000.62. view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the amount is in millions and not billions. The hon. Member stands corrected. view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we look at--- view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to be corrected. The cost of building a bitumenized road currently is about Kshs60 million per kilometre in Kenya. The road will have a lifespan of about 20 years. The cost of building a cement road is about Kshs74 million per kilometre. The road will have a lifespan of about 50 years. By just increasing a quarter of the cost, we more than nearly triple the lifespan of a road. That is the rationale. The purpose of constructing this six-kilometre road was actually to see how much we could use, in Kenya currency to ... view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I talked of about Kshs70 million per kilometre. Actually by simple calculation to base ten, if you divide Kshs440 million or a figure there about by six, you will get the figure I have just given you. Nobody ever pocketed any money because there was none to pocket. view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the construction is within the time limit that my Ministry gave. Indeed, 80 percent of the works are complete, except for a few things like placement of the curbs, guard rails, a traffic island at Kenyatta Market, road furniture and road markings. I have given them ten months, that is, to July, 2009. I believe they should be able to finish this within the time that was allocated. view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, indeed, those are some of the questions we intend to answer by doing this project. How long will it take to build this kind of road in our country? Now we know that it will take about three years to build a six-kilometre road. view
• 26 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that the construction of Kiptui Bridge in Konoin has been funded and yet, its construction is not complete. However, the funding has been done in only one financial year, 2007/2008, and not five financial years as stated by the hon. Member. (b) My Ministry, through the District Roads Committee, has budgeted for Kshs8 million, in 1444 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 26, 2008 the next financial year, for the purpose of completing that bridge. (c) My Ministry has ensured that the amounts needed for the completion of the construction ... view