Kiraitu Murungi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1191 to 1200 of 1237.

• 28 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Mr. Omamba should be aware that we have a very ambitious Rural Electrification Programme, which covers the entire country. We expect to connect all public institutions in this country to electricity within the next three years. We expect to connect all the divisional headquarters, secondary schools, health centres, boreholes and other public institutions to electricity. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are giving priority to district and divisional headquarters. Indeed, if the hon. Member's divisional headquarters is not on our list, he should come and raise the matter with me and I will make sure ... view
• 28 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform the hon. Member that, well before the elections, there will be electricity poles, conductors and the necessary items to connect this division headquarters to electricity. view
• 28 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. I rise to second this Motion. This year's Budget has been hailed as a very reasonable Budget by Kenyans from all walks of life. The tax proposals which have been proposed by the Minister relating to Excise Duties, Value Added Tax (VAT), Income Tax and other Miscellaneous Fees and Taxes, which are the subject matter of this Motion, are part of that Budget and they are equally reasonable. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I would like to urge my colleagues from both sides of the House to support these proposals. The key issue ... view
• 28 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Prof. Anyang-Nyong'o. You left a very good impression for us in Spain and I had a drink or two in your name. So, tunashukuru sana. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I would like to urge hon. Members to support these tax proposals. This is a great country. Thank you, and I beg to second. view
• 29 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. Three expatriates have been hired to work for the Kenya Power and Lighting Company. Thank you. view
• 29 May 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mr. Don Priestman, who is the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer, is working at the KPLC under a management contract, which is part of the Energy Sector Recovery Programme being funded by the World Bank. It is to run for two years from 1st July, 2006. The management contract was to provide expertise to the KPLC to enhance its recovery process after making operating losses for four consecutive years from 1999 to 2003. This experienced gentleman is already making substantial achievements at the KPLC. view
• 29 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a soft loan from the World Bank. This agreement was negotiated between the Government of Kenya and the World Bank. I do not think that it is right for us to question the contract when we are already in the middle of implementing it. This Question should have been asked at the time when the negotiations were taking place. view
• 29 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform my friend, hon. Angwenyi, that the MD, Mr. Zachary Ayiecko--- view
• 29 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the MD of KPLC, Mr. Ayiecko, is doing a great a job because he is in charge of the Rural Electrification Programme, which the Members of Parliament are very happy with. view
• 29 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the three gentlemen are employed by Manitoba Hydro International which was awarded the management contract to manage the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC). They were employed to support the KPLC because of their vast experience in management of power utilities around the world. Therefore, they are not paid this kind of money because they are white. It is because of their expertise and experience in this area. view