National Assembly Committee of Sports and Culture.
The National Assembly Committee of Sports and Culture.
A House Committee has expressed its commitment to ensuring timely funding of stadiums that are under construction.
The National Assembly Committee of Sports and Culture through its chair Hon. Dan Wanyama who was the member of parliament for Webuye West while in his inspection tour at Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega said that they will ensure timely disbursement of funds for the stadiums.
“I want to tell Kenyans especially residents of Kakamega County that the Construction of Bukhungu is ongoing and we have had serious communications with the Contractor who has confirmed to us that everything is set to go”, Spoke the Committee Chair.
Similarly, speaking to Kakamega Journalists in a media briefing, he explained that the issue of funds stagnation has been resolved and there by demanding the 50% un completed work to be achieved by 30th July.
“As a Committee we shall ensure that their timely disbursement of money is required to finish the Bukhungu Stadium”, he spoke.
Consequently, he called upon respective parties which are the County government of Kakamega and the ministry of sports through Sports Kenya to ensure that the Bukhungu Stadium that’s being integrated into an international standard is completed as soon as possible.
The Bukhungu Stadium needs to be concentrated on because it will also provide a venue for the rugby match”, explained Hon. Dan Wanyama.
He noted that President William Ruto has expressed his desire to have all the stadiums renovated to an international state as the only way to release the Country’s burden of spending huge amounts of money whenever there’s an international match in East and the whole of Africa.
“As a Committee in charge of oversight, we have no option but to ensure that the president’s agenda is delivered and I tell Kenyans wherever they’re that this is the Only government that values Sport’s”, explained the Member of Parliament from Bungoma County.
Hon. Elsie Muhanda ,the women representative of Kakamega County who’s also a member of the Sport’s committee while at the stadium applauded the National government’s efforts in completing the Bukhungu Stadium and there by requesting the County government through Governor Fernandez Barasa to abide the President’s Statement of all the pending bills to be paid right on time.
“As the new contractor resumes the work of completing our Sports ground, I call upon the County government to pay the Ksh 600 million that it owes the first Contractor for the continuity of a good working relationship”, advised Hon. Elsie Muhanda.
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