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National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has said the construction of key roads in the western region that are stalled is set to resume the new Financial Year, 2025/26.
This after Ksh.8.5 billion was allocated in the Budget.
Wetang’ula noted that National Treasury had put Kshs.7 million more in the 2025/26 budget than last financial year’s allocation.
“In the last financial year the Treasury put Kshs. 1.3 billion in the budget for the road but the current one has Kshs. 8.5 billion,” he explained.
The Speaker was addressing mourners during the burial service of Catherine Kigasia Kivai, wife to Vihiga MP Hon. Ernest Kivai at Kigadahi primary school in Vihiga County.
He pointed out that the funds will be used to settle pending bills of contractors who were constructing the roads in the region but stopped due to non payment of their dues.
“I want to assure contractors who are owed by the government that their dues will be paid before resuming work on the roads,” said Wetang’ula.
He was responding to the claims by Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi, who was present, that the government had ignored the region.
Osotsi claimed that budget tabled by in the House last Thursday by Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi did not address region’s needs.
But the Speaker said those allegations were not factual as he asked the Senator to keenly read the budget to avoid misleading wananchi.
He noted that this year’s national examination candidates will not have to pay any money to sit the tests as the government had allocated money in the budget for the same.
“There has been fear that parents would have to pay examination fee for their children sitting the national examination. I want to assure them that the issue has been addressed in the budget,” said Wetang’ula.
The Speaker revisited his call for the Luhyia unity noting that their division would deny them presidency.
Vihiga Governor Hon Wilbur Ottichilo, Senator Edwin Sifuna, MPs MCAs were among leaders present.
