Eng. Ephraim Mwangi Maina

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• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No. 51(1) (b) to make a Statement on the activities of the Senate Committee on Energy for the period commencing January to 30th June, 2019. During this period under review, our Committee had a total of 10 Sittings, considered six Statements, made several inquiries and undertook two county visits. view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: Regarding Statements pursuant to Standing Order No. 48(1), the following six Statements were requested for Committee during the period under review- (a) Vandalism of electricity transformers serving schools and community projects in Kajiado County, which was requested by our Vice-Chairperson, Sen. Seneta. 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
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: (b) Constant power rationing and blackouts in Wajir County, which was requested by Sen (Dr.) Ali. (c) Power purchase agreement between Lake Turkana Wind Power Company Ltd and the Government of Kenya, which was requested by Sen. Wetangula. (d) The oil spillage that occurred in Kiboko area, Makueni County, which was requested by Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr; and, (e) The Status of the Gas Yetu Project – The Mwananchi Gas Project – a Government project initiated by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining, requested by Sen. Nyamunga. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, all the Statements were within the purview of the ... view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: 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 ... view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is the issue of pilferage of fuel. Stealing of actual fuel has been a constant concern to our Committee, and we keep following up on this issue. You will remember that there was some theft in Kisumu and recently at Mlolongo, and nobody knows if any other theft is occurring. I must tell this House that this is an inside job, because it needs specialized expertise. Nobody can go to get petroleum from a pipeline, unless he is a technical man who knows what to do. (7) Regarding the installation of leak detectors, the Committee ... view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: Under operations of Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited (KPRL), the Committee noted that the Government of Kenya had acquired a 100 per cent shares in the refinery. The Cabinet directed that the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) take over the management of the KPRL. The Committee observed that KPRL has been storing the crude oil from the Turkana Wells at their Changamwe facility. view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: The cause of the rising cost of petroleum fuels in Kenya has been another staking point for us. This is because the cost of fuel affects everything. Wananchi are crying because of the high cost of living. My Committee is concerned by how the cost of fuel can be brought down. Therefore, the Committee noted that Kenya currently sources a 100 per cent of the petroleum products from the international market which plays a fundamental role in the determination of the final prices of the refined product and that the trend of the local prices reflects with great accuracy the ... view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: (i) The numerous court cases on procurement of goods and services such as the leak detection unit et cetera . For example, the Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) implementation project which has also been has also been logged with some court cases. view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: On this, the Committee urges the courts to expedite pending court cases and those found culpable be held personally responsible. view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: (ii)The Committee was also faced with the challenge of non-submission and late submission of documents by the Ministries. view