Chute Mohamed Said

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 661 to 670 of 717.

• 1 Dec 2022 in Senate: I also want to thank the President for appointing the Deputy President to manage the disaster fund. I request the Deputy President to call leaders from those affected areas so that we can discuss and deliberate on this issue of famine. Our people are suffering. At the same time, I would request the Deputy President to look at the issue of animal feeds. The President in his wisdom reduced the prices for fertilizer from Kshs6,500 to less than Kshs3,500. Yes, our brothers in the Rift Valley and Central Kenya are farmers. However, we are also livestock farmers. We need incentives ... view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a notice of Motion on incessant high electricity costs in Kenya. I beg to give a Notice of Motion of the following Motion - THAT, AWARE THAT energy is an essential factor of production and its total consumption is a major determinant of performance of the economy with its cost and reliability spurring or stifling economic growth; FURTHER AWARE THAT there has been a significant growth in the demand for electricity in Kenya driven by economic growth, increased efforts towards rural electrification, and reinforcement of the transmission and distribution grids while the supply has ... view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: 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. view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: APPRECIATING THAT Kenya has made strides in diversifying its power sources with geothermal plants, offering tremendous potential for zero-carbon source of power, already producing nearly one one Gigawatt (GW) of power; CONCERNED THAT private power generating companies popularly referred to as Independent Power Producers (IPPs) only supply 28 per cent of power to KPLC but account for 47 per cent of power purchase costs calling for the need to enhance energy management in Kenya; Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you have seen, 28 per cent of power supply is by IPPs but for their consuming cost-wise---- view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: Okay, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my apologies. NOW THEREFORE the Senate resolves that- (a) The Standing Committee on Energy to undertake an inquiry into- (i) Contracts signed by IPPs, detailing the cost, capacity and duration of the contractual agreements and their implications on affordability of electricity in the country; (ii) Discrepancy in the cost of electricity sold to Kenya Power by KenGen, imports from Ethiopia and IPPs; and, (iii) The diversion of the electricity generated by Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) to the national grid, noting that Marsabit and Samburu counties are inadequately supplied. (b) The Ministry of Energy to ... view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: Mine was a Notice of Motion. view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also thank Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe Ltumbesi for this Statement. It is a very important Statement. I am in the Senate Standing Committee on Roads and Transport. What I have seen in the Committee is something that I do not even know what to say. Today, if you invest in any business, you need to complete the business as quickly as possible. This LAPSSET project is supposed to help this country both economically and also manpower. What I do not understand is how a country can invest billions of shillings and the project is ... view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: 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. view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in order to support Sen. Cheptumo, we will need to invite the National Land Commission (NLC) to explain what is going on between Lamu, all the way to Lake Turkana. view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Request for a Statement from the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) for the discrimination towards eastern indigenous languages. I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Information, Communication and Technology on the cessation of broadcasting of programmes in Rendille, Burji, and Borana languages by the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), Eastern Service radio station. In the Statement, the Committee should - view