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    "id": 918575,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Maina",
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        "legal_name": "Ephraim Mwangi Maina",
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    "content": "interrogated the issues and agreed that the project must be actualised and put back on track. In the next two weeks, we will be having the way forward from the Ministry on how they will ensure that this project is actualized, and reaches the ordinary mwananchi . Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the course of exercise of its oversight mandate in the period under review, the Committee held consultative meetings with the CS and Principal Secretary (PS) for the Ministry of Mining and Petroleum; the Acting Managing Director of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC); and the Director-General of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on the emerging issues. The following findings were made- (1) On the status of insurance covers at the KPC, the Committee established that the Company has insured its assets to the tune of Kshs.136 billion. (2) Regarding the operations of the Mombasa-Nairobi Pipeline, the Committee established that the pipeline is in operation, and the first product arrived in Mombasa on 30th June, 2018. The pipeline has improved supply, with a flow rate of one million litres per hour, and was reported to be making profit. The Committee noted that the pipeline has an increased operational efficiency, reduced power costs, lower maintenance costs and reduced demurrage costs by 56 per cent at the Port. The Committee, however, noted that the main challenge with the pipeline is that it has been installed without a leak detector. We are following up on this issue to ensure that a leak detection system is put in place so that an incident like the one which happened in Kiboko does not occur again. On this matter, we are extremely concerned, as a Committee, because we still remember the incident of Sinai, and we would wish that these leak detection systems are installed on all pipelines to ensure no such incidents occur again. (3) On the status of the Kisumu Oil Jetty, the Committee noted that the project is complete and awaiting commissioning in June, 2019. The Committee, however, established that the operation of the facility will depend on the completion of similar facilities in Uganda and Rwanda. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this will ease the transportation from Kisumu City to Uganda rather than trucking by road. (4) With regard to the status of Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) investigations at the KPC, the Committee was informed that 18 employees of KPC were charged in court in December, 2018, in relation to procurement of hydrant valves. The matter is still in court. (5) On allegations on vanishing jet fuel, the Committee established that contrary to the allegations of vanishing jet fuel, no fuel had vanished and the matter was concluded. (6) With regard to oil spillage and pilferage, the Committee established that Line One is 40 years old, and has outlived its useful life of 25 years. The high soil salinity in the eastern region has impaired the integrity of the aging line. Claims on the spillage and pilferage were made to the insurance company with little success. The Committee noted that a forensic audit is ongoing on the matter and required the KPC to hire the services of a loss adjuster. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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