Kiraitu Murungi

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• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to support this Motion. The core function of this Ministry is to ensure that there is peace and security in this country. Indeed, the fundamental function of any Government is to protect the lives and property of its citizens. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to congratulate my colleague Prof. George Saitoti and his team at the Office of the President for protecting the lives and property of Kenyans although they have faced very difficult challenges. I have read both in the local and international media, people talking about ... view
• 30 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to move that the Speaker do now leave the Chair. Before presenting the Financial Budget of 2009/2010, I would like to make some brief comments on the challenges we are facing in the energy sector. The theme of this year’s Budget was; “Overcoming Today’s Challenges for a Better Kenya Tomorrow”. The entire world is facing a crisis as we are talking. In fact, they are calling it “the F3 crisis”; that is, food, fuel and finance crisis. In the energy sector, we are in the midst of a serious crisis largely caused by ... view
• 30 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, our current installed capacity is 1291 megawatts of which 146 megawatts is very expensive emergency power. Seven hundred and nineteen megawatts is hydro power. Due to the current drought, our combined hydro-electricity supply has been reduced by 46 per cent from 719 megawatts to 330 megawatts. To avoid countrywide blackouts that this country experienced in the year 2000, we have decided to introduce 140 megawatts of additional emergency power by October, 2009. It goes without saying that this will result in higher electricity costs. As we have said in the Ministry, the final solution to recurrent energy ... view
• 30 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my Ministry has continued to allocate increasing amounts of financial resources annually for power systems expansion and also to accelerate the exploitation of geo-thermal energy. My Ministry intends to deliver additional 2,000 megawatts of new power generation by the year 2012 under the accelerated Green Energy Development Programme. Under this initiative, 61 per cent of the new capacity will consist of non-hydro and non-oil-based thermal capacity with wind and geothermal accounting for 600 megawatts, coal 619 megawatts. There will be about 3 per cent from hydro and small-hydro; oil-based thermal generation will account for 36 per cent. ... view
• 30 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to conclude by requesting my colleagues in Parliament for approval of a gross Ministerial expenditure of Kshs31,012,762,047 comprising of Kshs30,640,645,790 for Development Vote and Kshs372,116,257 for the Recurrent Vote for this fiscal year. view
• 30 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to move. Our Assistant Minster, Eng. Mahamud will second this Motion. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to second. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me an opportunity to oppose these amendments. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Both the Mover and the Seconder have given us the real intentions of these amendments. The amendments are intended to make a point. The point is that Parliament is no longer a rubberstamp, and that Parliament is no longer an holding automaton of the Executive as far as Budget-making is concerned. The point is that it is no longer business as usual; that the end day for the Budget business is no longer 31st October, but the end day of the Budget business is 31st of August every year. Simply put, that is the whole purpose of these amendments. As ... view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: The hon. Members, having made that point, which we have no problem with, it is also true that, in the spirit of this House, everybody accepts that this year’s Budget is a very revolutionary Budget. This year’s Budget is a very popular Budget, and we all support it. Mr. Mungatana said that, indeed, come the 31st of August, we are going to give the Minister everything he is asking for. So, my issue is: If by 31st of “August, we are going to give everything to the Minister, because we are supporting him since we want all this money to ... view