Sabah MP's political fate hangs on rural roads
Bung Mokhtar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan) today urged the Rural and Regional Ministry to build roads in his rural constituency, fearing that his constituents may be swayed by opposition promises to do so if they win.
"The opposition is coming to my constituency and saying that BN has failed to build the roads after 55 years and that they will do so if they win.
"Help convince me (that these roads will be built) so I can convince my voters," he said during Question Time.
Bung (right) had asked the rural and regional minister to state the status of the applications for the construction of the Kampung Sinar Jaya, Kampung Keramuak, Kampung Kuamat and Kampung Balat roads.
"It's very difficult for the villagers, especially in this monsoon season, and communications among villages can be cut off," he said.
In response, deputy minister Joseph Entulu said that as much as he would like to do so , the budget for rural roads do no permit it.
The government has allocated RM4.5 billion to reduce the urban-rural development gap, including building 441 kilometres of rural roads nationwide under the 2013 Budget.
In a supplementary question, Azmin Ali (PKR-Gombak) asked if the government would consider awarding road construction contracts through open tender to reduce costs, considering the limited funds.
To this, the deputy minister said that he "understands that Pakatan Rakyat awards contracts via selected tender sand direct negotiations".
"The ministry is already using this (open tender)...So there is no need to teach ducks to swim," he said.
Aidila Razak
YB Bung, kenapa tidak bersuara dulu-dulu, hanya melaung kuat sekarang bila pilihanraya mahu dekat sudah?
ReplyDeleteApa udang dibelakang batu?
Seperti minta kesian bin merajuk macam kanak-kanak kecil ......
DeleteMau lompat tinggi jugakah YB .......
DeleteIni menampakkan Bung tidak menjalankan tanggungjawab beliau sebagai wakil rakyat.
DeleteKalau kita lihat sendiri pun seperti tidak ada apa-apa yang dijayakan oleh Bung untuk kawasan yang dijaganya.
DeleteKalau benar bung ini prihatin dengan rakyat sudah lama perkara ini disuarakan. Macam kita tidak ada dengar berita Bung sehinggalah sekarang.
DeleteYang pasti kita tahu. Negeri Sabah ini adalah Negeri yang pesat membangun di Malaysia ini.
DeleteKita yakin yang mana Kerajaan Negeri Sabah akan mampu memberikan yang terbaik untuk Sabah ini.
Deletesalah sendiri tapi menuding jari pada pihak lain. sepatutnya Bung yang berusaha untuk bangunkan kawasannya. tunggulah undi rakyat PRU ni.
DeleteKerajaan sentiasa mengutamakan perkembangan yang berterusan.
DeleteBung sudah cukup berusaha, mungkin ada masalah yang tertentu, harap apa yang di suarakan akan dapat di buat.
DeleteThe Federal Government has upgraded a total of 14.6km stretch of rural roads at a cost of RM22.42 million for the Batu Sapi Parliamentary coustituency in 2010 until 2012.
ReplyDeleteThe government continues to provide a complete infrastructure to rural communities and ensuring that the people enjoy the facilities and that it will continue to implement basic infrastructure projects in rural areas under the NKRA involving Rural Road Projects, Rural Water and Electricity Supply.
DeleteThe Minister of Rural and Regional Development said this in reply to a question from MP for Batu Sapi, Datin Linda Tsen Thau Lin at the Parliament Third Meeting; the Fifth Session of the Twelfth Parliament recently.
DeleteDatin Linda has asked the Minister to state the action to be taken in order to upgrade the infrastructure and basic amenities in Batu Sapi Parliamentary constituency since the area is semi-rural and lacked basic infrastructure and amenities such as a bridge by the sea-side, village roads, solar power electricity and water supply.
DeleteAccording to the Minister, in that same period, the Government had implemented two Rural Water Supply projects worth RM930,000 in the Batu Sapi Parliamentary constituency which benefited 270 houses to have 24 hours access to clean water.
DeleteIn addition to that, the government completed the extension project of rural power supply to Kampung Gads which involved 804 houses at a cost of RM572,470.
DeleteEventually, in ensuring the continuity of the Rural Infrastructure Project to continue, the government will continue to implement projects under the “Government Transformation Programme (GTP 2.0) beginning in 2013-2015.
Deletewe hope more rural area can enjoy good infrastructure in year to come.
DeleteSistem infra di Sabah masih banyak berkurangan. Banyak kawasan luar bandar masih tiada bekalan yang wajar.
DeleteDi harapkan tumpuan sepenuhnya akan di berikan kepada kawasan luar bandar, BN pasti akan mengutamakan rakyat.
DeleteAda juga kerajaan memberik peruntukan untuk memperbaiki jalan raya di Sabah.
ReplyDeleteBajet 2013 adalah untuk membangunan infrastruktur Sabah dan diharap dilaksanakan dengan betul
ReplyDeleteProjek harus dipantau untuk mengelakkan penyelewengan.
DeleteKontraktor yang di beri amanah harus menjalankan tugas mereka dengan jujur.
DeleteKeprihatinan kerajaan diharap berterusan
ReplyDeletemany rural areas needed financial assistance to enhance infrastructure facilities and roads to ease the transportation woes of the rural people and farmers.
ReplyDeletefederal government had always given priority to rural development
ReplyDeleteKeseimbangan ekonomi amat penting.
DeleteSemoga perancangan yang dijalankan dapat membangunkan kawasan luar bandar.
DeletePrime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak yesterday announced an allocation of RM2.98 billion to fund various development projects in Sabah next year.
ReplyDeleteThe funds will be spent on, among others, improving electricity supply (RM400 million), clean water supply (RM150 million), building roads to connect rural areas (RM31.3 million), and the Kota Belud-Pitas Agropolitan project (RM66 million).
DeleteBerharap perkembangan ini memanfaatkan rakyat dan membaiki taraf kehidupan semua peringkat.
DeleteThe proposed coastal highway from Tuaran to Kudat would open up development and economic opportunities that could bring massive employment and wealth to the people.
ReplyDeleteOnce completed would make traveling to the various towns between Tuaran and Kudat, a very pleasant journey.
DeleteLebih banyak rakyat dapat menikmati perubahan dari segi taraf kehidupan.
DeleteI doubt if Pakatan Rakyat, STAR or SAPP could develop Sabah in a blink of eyes.
ReplyDeleteAll they can do is to promise the peoples. better less talk!
Deletekami mengharapkan semua pihak mengutamakan rakyat. Sikap mementingkan diri harus dielakkan.
DeleteThe BN Fed Govt has been talking about bringing developments to Sabah and in the past decades
ReplyDeletebillion ringgit have been promised or allocated to develop the infrastructure facilities and roads in particular rural development yet today the same old myth is still going. Sabah is still lack of infrastructure developments after 5 decades in Malaysia and poorest. How can we trust the present regime for what they said? Vote them out in coming GE13.
anonymous is Umno cybertrooper!..shut up already!
ReplyDeleteadmin, please block some guy using anonymous,..its disgusting reading all nonsense about BN goodness displayed here again and again...where it never a true fact! pui..
ReplyDeleteKita tahu Sabah ni luas dan negeri ke-2 terbesar di Malaysia. tidak hairan kalau banding dengan SM, jalan di Sabah dan Sarawak masih mundur.
ReplyDeletePerkembangan tidak bergantung kepada keluasan kawasan, lihat China, lagi besar keluasannya, boleh juga berkembang pesat.
DeleteTiap kawasan pasti ada wakil2 rakyatnya. kalau kawasan tu mundur, orang pertama yang perlu ditanya ialah pemimpinnya. Jadi kalau jalan raya Kinabatangan masih belum berubah2, tanyalah pada Bung Mokhtar.
ReplyDeleteSabah sudah cukup membangun dalam pentadbiran BN.
ReplyDeleteApa-apa yang dalam perancangan, rakyat sabah...kmuorang tunggu saja k... akn ada. everything in order
ReplyDeleteMenurut Ketua Audit Negara, Sabah dan Penang adalah negeri yg financial managementnya cukup bagus. tidak kah kita bangga? kerana kita sudah mengalahkan negeri termaju si selangor itu.
ReplyDeleteRamai yang memberi tumpuan kepada Sabah. seperti Germany, China, Britain. Banyak pelaburan yg mereka boleh lakukan di sabah kerana sabah begitu natural dengan kekayaan lam semulajadi. mereka jatuh cinta dengan itu.
ReplyDeleteCM China sangat impressed dengan Sabah. Sabah in a nature paradise. Dari dalam dasar laut sehingga ke puncak gunung. Pulau Sipadan sehinggalah punck Gunung Kinabalu tertinggi di Asia. saya sangat bngga dengan apa yang Tuhan suda karuniakan dengan Sabah. Glory to Your God!!
ReplyDeletejalan raya di Sabah kena dinaiktaraf, masih byk jalan tak elok.
ReplyDeleteBung kena bangunkan jg kawasannya yang masih mundur.
ReplyDeleteKawasan yang masih mundur perlukan pembangunan akan tidak ketingalan.
DeleteThe issue of the Kota Marudu-Marak-Parak-Melinsau-Poring-Ranau high impact road project, which has stopped construction halfway since November last year, was raised in the Dewan Rakyat recently.
ReplyDeleteRanau MP Datuk Siringan Gubat, who raised the issue, requested Work Minister Datuk Seri Shaziman Abu Mansor to explain the matter and its current status, apart from asking the Ministry to speed up its implementation for the sake of the rakyat.
DeleteThe Ministry, in its written reply later, said the implementation of the project was actually divided into three main packages, namely package 1, 2 and 3, and the package 3 was divided into two sub-packages of 3A and 3B.
The overall project cost of RM910 million had been approved, it said, adding its implementation started during the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP) and continued into the Tenth Malaysia Plan (10MP) period.
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DeleteIt said the project was to be implemented in phases and approval for allocation received by the Ministry from the Central Agency thus far are only for the Package 1, 2 and Sub-Package 3A.
According to the Ministry, the Work Ministry has divided the Sub-Package 3A (Togop-Poring) that involves 25 kilometres into four segments, namely 3A(1), 3A(2), 3A(3) and 3A(4).
DeleteThe segment 3A(3) involved a five-kilometre long granite stone road construction that was completed in December 2010, while for the other segments 3A(2) and 3A(4), the approval for their allocations had just been approved under the 10MP second rolling plan.
DeleteBoth these segments are estimated to cost RM117 million and would be implemented by Perwira Progresif Sdn Bhd, it said, adding that according to the layout, the physical project implemented is expected to start in the middle of this year by the latest and expected to be completed in within 24 months.
DeleteThe Sub-Package 3B that would involve a 25-kilometre long road construction from Togop to Melinsau is yet to start, although the design work has already completed because allocation for the purpose has not been provided by the Economic Planning Unit under the Prime Minister's Department.
DeleteNevertheless, the Ministry assured that it will discuss and re-apply with the Central Agency for an approval of allocation under the 10MP third rolling plan.
DeleteSiringan, meanwhile, requested the Work Minister during their meeting on March 29 to do repairing on certain sections of the completed road, which had damages on its surface, as it was not maintained properly.
DeleteThese damaged road surfaces are causing problems to the people, particularly those commuting the road daily and because of this they are angry with the Government, he said.
DeleteAccording to him, Shaziman had agreed to this and that he (Siringan) would be reporting back to him on the repair work progress.
DeletePemimpin harus mengutamakan rakyat, baru rakyat sentiasa memberi sokongan penuh.
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