Danson Mwazo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Jun 2016 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. The request was from Sen. Khaniri who wanted a Statement from the Government on the move to reduce electricity connectivity fee. In that Statement, he wanted to know the following:- (a) State the amount of money charged for connection of electricity by customers whose premises are within 500 metres and those that are more than 500 metres from the existing electricity transformer. The response is as follows:- The company will charge Kshs15,000 to all domestic customers who are located within a radius of 600 metres from an existing transformer and have loads of equal to ... view
• 14 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Khaniri has said Kenya Power has taken advantage of being a monopoly in the business of power supply. I think it is upon this House and the National Assembly to bring a Bill that will compel other players to come to provide this product. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate view
• 14 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it was Kshs35,000 up to December 2015. It has recently been reduced to Kshs15,000. Therefore, from the future plans that they have and the money that the donors and the GOK is putting in place, I am sure that it will be in the interest of Kenya Power Company to reduce it further. For now, it has been reduced from Kshs35,000 to Kshs 15,000 and he can take this appeal from this House to Kenya Power Company and policy makers to reduce it further so that all Kenyans will be able to access power by 2020 as ... view
• 14 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Karaba wanted to know why there is a shortage of transformers. The Kenya Power (KP), through the Rural Electrification Authority (REA), has actually intensified the placement of transformers. That is why schools, markets and institutions continue to be connected. So, customers within 600 metres of these transformers will get connected. As I said earlier, money given to us by donors will be used in buying more transformers in order to extend these programmes to many people. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale wanted to know why farmers who supply poles to KPC cannot now do so because the policy ... view
• 9 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Committee, we intend to respond in two weeks time. view
• 9 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Obure had requested for a Statement in which he wanted the Chairperson to explain why despite promises made by the national Government to introduce various interventions to deal with frequent power blackouts in Kisii and its environs, the situation continues to worsen day by day. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the source of supply in Kisii - the electricity distribution in Kisii County is supplied from Kenya Power’s main transmission substation at Kegati which also supports Nyamira, Migori and Homa Bay counties. There is also a transmission substation within Kisii Town. However, in recent weeks, the network experienced ... view
• 9 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. (Dr.) Machage wanted to know when the Kegati-Awendo Substation will be completed. The project is ongoing. There was a breakdown of the machinery and it was replaced by 16th May, 2016. Therefore, the Kegati-Awendo line is still in progress. Sen. Obure wanted to know why the Kenya Power telephone lines do not work whenever there are issues and they are called. There are ten telephone lines, but there is an emergency line, 95551. If you call that number it will lead you to a call centre where you will be assisted. I have done that severally ... view
• 9 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not respond to non-issues. While I was responding, Sen. Wetangula said that; “do not cheat on their behalf”. That is why I responded by saying I am not cheating. I have given figures and I said figures do not cheat. All I said is that from 1,794 megawatts to 2,361 megawatts, there has been some growth in that sector. It is not adequate and that is why I have said we need to accelerate that growth so that by 2017, the 5,000 megawatts they promised is delivered to the Kenyan consumer. view
• 9 Jun 2016 in Senate: I said it has moved from 1,794 in 2014 to 2,361 megawatts today. There has been increment of 500 megawatts but there is a total shortfall of 2,600 megawatts. view
• 9 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had already given an answer earlier. I stated – and I want to repeat - that geothermal was producing 366 megawatts. Currently, geothermal is at 658 megawatts. Secondly, the other increase has been thermal which was at 576 megawatts and is now at 829 megawatts. The other increment has come from wind The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate view