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Sen. MaanzoAirport, Mombasa, they will not get into darkness that has been experienced due to long, delayed construction.Sen. Manzo has raised a question on the success of PPP projects on bridges. My response is that there will be PPP programmes that can work in areas where there is significant traffic....

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Sen. Maanzo Hon. Cabinet Secretary, you may respond. The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport (Hon. Davis Chirchir) : Mr. Speaker, Sir and hon. Members, regarding periodic maintenance contracts, I indicated that private contractors are like any contractor. Therefore, you do not expect them to use KeNHA vehicles. Regarding supervision...

Sen. Maanzo Sen. Boy, I will allow you almost like one minute only to ask your question.

Airport, Mombasa, they will not get into darkness that has been experienced due to long, delayed construction.Sen. Manzo has raised a question on the success of PPP projects on bridges. My response is that there will be PPP programmes that can work in areas where there is significant traffic. The...

Hon. Cabinet Secretary, you may proceed to respond. Before you respond, let us take just one question from Sen. Kavindu Muthama. July 16, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 10

Sen. Maanzo Hon. Cabinet Secretary, you may proceed to respond. Before you respond, let us take just one question from Sen. Kavindu Muthama.

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Sen. Maanzo Proceed, Sen. James Murango.

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Sen. Maanzo Sen. Osotsi, please proceed.

Sen. Maanzosuch as Vision 2030. In Makueni County, we have the Konza City project, which we expected would by now be employing a large number of young people.We also have Thwake Dam, which has never been completed. It got stuck with only six per cent remaining. By now, farmers would...

Hon. Senators, for the convenience of the House, I will reorganise the Order Paper. I request that Order No.14 be called out. THE CREATIVE ECONOMY SUPPORT BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.30 OF 2024)

Hon. Members, this is resumption of debate that was interrupted on Thursday, 15th May, 2025. This Bill is sponsored by Sen. Eddy Oketch, who is not present in the House.(Bill deferred)(The Clerk-at-the-Table consulted with the Temporary Speaker (Wakili Sigei)) Hon. Members, equally, Order No.14 has no interested Members to contribute....

Hon. Senators, it is now 6.30 p.m., time to adjourn the Senate. The Senate, therefore, stands adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, 22nd May, 2025, at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 6.30 p.m.

Thank you, Sen. Maanzo. Hon. Members we do not seem to have any other Member interested in contributing to this particular Bill. In the circumstances therefore, we shall defer the reply to the next sitting of the House, which is tomorrow, noting that the Senate Majority Leader, who sponsored the...

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Health the following Question-

Sen. Maanzo Madam Temporary Speaker, it is good that the Cabinet Secretary was honest in his remarks. As I sit here, documents are still coming to me, and I need time to go through them. May 14, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 43

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Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I had an opportunity to serve with the late Hon. Were at the National Assembly for five years. Mr. Speaker, Sir, what happened to him is bad and sad. It was done with precision and the killer made sure that he had no...

Sen. Maanzo First, let me thank the Speaker for taking the Senate to Turkana, because this Question is very familiar. When we were there, many Committees visited the county. I would like to welcome the Cabinet Secretary and ask him; now that security is very much connected to communication, and...

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement by Sen. Methu. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, autism and any other disorders or disabilities are quite widespread in the country and in the world. In Makueni County, I am aware of certain families whose children have...

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is a matter of national importance. In fact, it is a matter that can affect any family in the world. It is not anybody's design. There has been an outcry in the country over how we take care of our people...

Sen. Maanzo Sorry, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to confirm whether the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Roads and Transport is available. I can also see that Sen. (Dr.) Murango is not here. Is there a possibility of interchanging the Cabinet Secretary, so that he comes when Sen....

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committed to providing a substantive response to Sen. Madzayo's question. I hope that you will be able to do so within two weeks.Hon. Senators, the next question will be posed by Sen. Wakili Sigei on behalf of Sen. James Murango. We will address the four remaining questions, allow the Cabinet...

Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. Hon. Senators, we will now proceed with today's Questions. Cabinet Secretary, you have April 9, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 38

my former colleague and workmate in the historical life we have come from allows me, we can work on a substantive response to that question.Regarding the question by Sen. Mandago from Uasin Gishu, we are planning to improve the Eldoret Airport from a 3.5-kilometre runway to four kilometres to uplift...

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Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. My supplementary question is related to the answer that the Cabinet Secretary gave on Sen. Chute's Question with regard to Sololo Airstrip. He says that there is airspace obstruction by Kenya Power transmission lines. There is unauthorized use, where the airstrip is being used...

Thank you, Senator. Those are two questions. You are only allowed one supplementary question. Joe Nyutu, please proceed.

Sen. Maanzo Thank you, Senator. We understand you. Cabinet Secretary, you may proceed to respond. The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport (Hon. Davis Chirchir) : Asante sana, Bw. Spika wa Muda. Siwezi kusema kwamba nitaweza kuzungumza Kiswahili kama cha Sen. Miraj. Hata hivyo, nilielewa swali lake sambamba kwamba, tuko...

Sen. Maanzo Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to ask the Cabinet Secretary about transportation of seedlings. After being grown by the Ministry, they have to be transported to different areas for planting. That has been a problem in Kilungu Forest near Mukaa area, where farmers who work with...

Sen. Maanzo Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Kindly confirm whether the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Roads and Transport is also available.

Sen. Maanzo Or maybe he had sent somebody to ask the Question on his behalf- --