Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Sep 2024 in Senate: That is what the former President initiated through the task force that was appointed to review power purchasing agreements and they submitted their report on 28th September, 2021. In that report, they had recommended the cost of electricity be reduced by 33 per cent. If that was implemented, the cost of buying tokens by customers across the country, be it prepaid or postpaid, domestic or industrial customers, including the street lighting and the heavy users of electricity in this country, with that leverage that KP is trying to provide, the cost should have come down by 33 per cent after ... view
• 17 Sep 2024 in Senate: an old school or old village goes without electricity for months, yet KPLC finds it normal? It is shocking. I saw the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Energy, the good brother to Sen. Sifuna, hon. Opiyo Wandayi, saying that Adani is now doing a purchase agreement on that issue. The chairperson of the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing is familiar with what we are talking about. They were arguing that the reason they want to improve the transmission lines is because it has become old. I agree with Sen. Sifuna on communicate and clarity of information. The Government ... view
• 17 Sep 2024 in Senate: What was there is already in Article 201. Why is it hard to make public a power purchasing agreement through IPPs until Sen. Sifuna tells KP that no, there is an amendment? Those are the bad manners we have in this country of impunity and corruption. The report of 2021 demanded that we do a forensic audit. I ask the Committee on Energy through the Office of the Speaker to tell us about these powers purchasing agreement through IPPs. I remember in the last session, there was a statement and an investigation done by this House that showed that there ... view
• 17 Sep 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am happy you attended that session of open governance, one of the issues was legislative openness. We must be open in terms of legislation and implementation by the Executive, going into the future. I would like to say that the Cabinet and Parliament should not allow the opening of PPAs until we agree on some ground rules because I can register my company in Bomet and decide to sell power to KP in dollars or pounds. It will be a public rip off. I would like to tell the Secretary General of the ODM that ... view
• 17 Sep 2024 in Senate: I am happy that this young man got a sponsor. He was being asked, umeuziwa nani? We thought it was a joke until this issue came up before the Chairperson of the Committee on Roads and Transportation. I would like to ask Sen. Karungo Thang’wa because of the way he is standing on issues of murima strongly, he should also stand strong on this investigation of Adani. view
• 17 Sep 2024 in Senate: He should fear no one. The Bible says you should not fear who kills the body, but cannot kill the soul. Be afraid of the one who can kill the body and the soul. I challenge Sen. Karungo Thang’wa on the way he is standing strong on matters of murima, to also stand strong on the issues of Adani. We want to know what really happened to our airports, including the Kerenga Airstrip in Kericho. Has it been sold? That is the question many Kenyans are asking and what the issue is on the private partnerships in this country under ... view
• 17 Sep 2024 in Senate: I agree that there should be a register open to the public. Let us know who the IPPs are and the engagement of their agreements so that Kenyans can access affordable electricity. We cannot be talking about climate change and green energy if the person in Nyatike, Migori County, cannot access electricity. They will buy koroboi and pollute the environment or they will fell trees in a forest somewhere in Chepalungu, Bomet County, and light fire. However, we can produce power to be accessible and affordable to everyone; even in Tinderet or Nandi where some of us come from. Mr. ... view
• 17 Sep 2024 in Senate: I have noted that there have been serious renovations. I do not know whether it is the cost of the Gen Zs protests and that is why we are doing renovations. The other day we were asked to be magnanimous in terms of spending, but we are seeing opulence even in Parliament. The other day, the Gen Zs ran us out of town because of opulence and now Parliament is being renovated. We did not need a new carpet. I wish the money that was being used to do renovations on paint and carpets should have been given to committees ... view
• 17 Sep 2024 in Senate: in Kisumu and Bomet counties to know the challenges they are facing with electricity. We should be visiting projects in Bomet, Nandi, Migori and Kiambu counties. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, can you believe that the Senate Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) does not have funds to visit the Dandora Stadium here in Nairobi or Toy Market. However, we have money to buy new carpets and paint. As Parliament, we must have our priorities right. I had written through the Office of the Speaker to Mr. Nyandiere of the Joint Services to provide evidence because we cannot be saying that we are ... view
• 17 Sep 2024 in Senate: manner of responding to Adani issues. We have been told that the model is now in the health, aviation and energy sectors. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in conclusion, I would like to send Sen. Sifuna to kindly tell Cabinet Secretary, hon. Opiyo Wandayi, to be careful on this issue of Adani because he is a former member of the ODM party. view