Kiraitu Murungi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, regarding Item No.2630100, the Kshs2 billion for Current Grants to Government Agencies is actually a grant to the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen). This is to support its generation projects, especially on emergency power. On Item No.2630200 on Capital Grants, the Kshs2.1 billion is above tariff, which is payable to the KPLC. view
• 14 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I think the hon. Member is talking about a broader issue. The support given to the KenGen--- The IPP generation is a fairly expensive exercise. Part of this grant goes towards support of Excise Tax and VAT remission on petroleum products, especially diesel which is used in the generation of emergency power for which tax is supposed to be paid by KenGen to the KRA. So, part of the grant will support the tax. view
• 14 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the hon. Member will recall that there was a looming threat of a major drought last year when the IPP was introduced. Actually, no drought took place. Owing to the looming power shortage, it was decided that we continue with the 100 megawatts power generation which was introduced at that time. Indeed, without that 100 megawatts today, this country would be facing road shedding and blackouts in some areas. view
• 14 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. The original concern was what the big amount of Kshs2 billion is all about, which I explained. Arising out of my explanation, the hon. Member came up with an opinion that given the poverty among Kenyans, we should not give tax remission to KenGen for the generation of emergency power because power is expensive. We have to consider the two concerns. The hon. Member is 3166 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 14, 2007 concerned about the effects on Kenyans of us spending that amount of money. We are concerned about the effects to the economy ... view
• 14 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the allocation of Kshs4 billion is a grant to KenGen. The Kshs2 billion was in respect of taxes for the fuel that would be used by KenGen for emergency power generation. If that tax element was not given, the cost of power would accordingly rise to the tune of that Kshs2 billion. So, the Government is in effect subsidising the cost of power to wananchi . The Kshs4 billion under this Item, is for capacity hire. When we contract companies to come and generate power in this country, there is a capacity charge which is ... view
• 14 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution. view
• 8 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the Vision 2030, the Government has identified six priority sectors that have the highest potential for accelerated economic growth. These sectors are tourism, agriculture, manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, business out-sourcing and financial services. Although the energy sector is not specifically mentioned among these priority sectors, it is obvious that none of these sectors can register any significant growth without access to reliable, affordable, quality and modern energy services. Mr. Speaker Sir, indeed, the level and intensity of commercial energy use ... view
• 8 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, petroleum and electricity are the main sources of commercial energy in Kenya. However, firewood is the primary source of energy which is used to meet most of the domestic energy needs of our people, especially those in the rural areas and the urban poor. About 80 per cent of Kenya's population does not have access to modern energy services such as electricity, oil and gas. Most of our people still depend on wood, crop residues and, sometimes, cow dung to meet their cooking and heating needs. The availability of those traditional sources of energy in ... view
• 8 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Kenya Energy Sector Environment and Social Responsibility Programme intends to increase the supply of fuel wood in all the constituencies in Kenya. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are allocating, through this Budget, over Kshs100 million--- view
• 8 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to confirm that the Temporary Deputy Speaker performed his duties with a lot of diligence. view