Kiraitu Murungi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Sorry, the issues raised by the former Minister for Energy who was also the former Minister for Finance are valid. The reason the refinery had to be sold was because of a disagreement between the Government and other shareholders. The Government was of the view that it should make the refinery more competitive and therefore, there should be an upgrade project. The other shareholders did not want the refinery to be modernised and upgraded. They wanted us to close the refinery and continue importing all the products directly. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in view of the development taking place within ... view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support this Motion. When Mr. Shikuku used to be in this House, he used to define a Member of Parliament as a "Miserable Person" (MP). He was saying that we were Miserable Persons because wherever an hon. Member goes, he is harassed. If you go to your constituency today, there will be several people who will say that from the time you were elected, they have never seen you; you have disappeared! That is a perennial complaint from the wananchi in this country; that hon. Members have disappeared from their own constituencies. Even ... view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yes, I am a member of the Njuri Ncheke and I need to spend time with the other wazees of Njuri Ncheke because after Parliament I will be with them. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, so, we can never have enough time. This is a welcome break for us to attend to those other heavy responsibilities which we have outside Parliament. I understand why every time it is said that Parliament does not have quorum. I have just come from my office and there were hon. Members waiting for me there to ask stima itafika kwao lini ... view
• 13 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, last week, on Wednesday, 7th May, 2008, Mr. K. Kilonzo requested me to give a Ministerial Statement on the rising cost of fuel. He requested me to specifically tell this House:- (i) the cost of fuel in this country; (ii) the international price of fuel per barrel; (iii) how much the Government taxes the fuel coming into this country; (iv) what steps the Government is taking to ensure that it cushions its people from arbitrarily escalating prices; and, (v) whether there are any alternative sources of energy that Kenyans can use to avoid using a lot ... view
• 13 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member - I 974 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 13, 2008 wish he is going to be a Minister one day - is right. The Kenya Oil Refinery was established in 1956. It has very old refining technology and we are not even able to use it to refine oil from our neighbouring country, Sudan. We are embarking on a major modernisation project for the refinery at a cost of Kshs21 billion. Once that is done, we will refine crude oil from places like Libya and Sudan. We hope that this will bring down the cost ... view
• 13 May 2008 in National Assembly: So, right now, we have allocated a number of blocks to Sinoko, which is a Chinese company, which explored and found oil in Sudan. We have also allocated the area around Turkana to Lundin Oil AB, which is a Swedish company which is also exploring for oil and, in fact, has discovered oil in Southern Sudan. What they are telling us is that the whole extraction which is in Sudan extends into Kenya. We hope that after the initial exploration period, these two companies will give us some good news. Regarding the taxes on kerosene, we know the mwananchi is ... view
• 13 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am aware about the impact of high fuel prices on the cost of food. We are also reading about what is happening around the world. There have been food riots in Senegal, Ivory Coast and other areas which are also caused by high fuel prices. We said, as the Government, that we are looking at various ways in which we can reduce the impact of high oil prices to our own economy. However, as I said, some May 13, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 975 of these factors are beyond our control. As I said, OPEC reports ... view
• 6 May 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It appears that this Bill has been thoroughly debated by this House. All the issues have been covered. Although I am a lawyer myself, I really have nothing useful to add. Would it be in order for me to request that the Mover be now called upon to reply? view
• 24 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we shall note the request for the Statement and communicate it to the appropriate Minister. view
• 24 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: I think to be on the safe side, let us say Tuesday because today is Thursday. view