Kiraitu Murungi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1201 to 1210 of 1237.

• 24 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to make a few remarks in support of this Motion. We all know that the purpose of Supplementary Estimates is to enable the Government to meet unforseen and unexpected expenses which arise in the course of the financial year. In these Supplementary Estimates, my Ministry is seeking a further Kshs1.7 billion. Out of this Kshs1.7 billion, Kshs1.3 billion will go to the KPLC, to cushion Kenyans against tariff increase. There has been an on going--- view
• 24 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am seeking an extra Kshs1.7 billion plus re-allocation of other funds which we had already been allocated. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Kshs1.3 billion, as I was saying, will be used to cushion Kenyan customers against the tariff increase. There is an on-going study, funded by the World Bank, being carried out under the auspices of the Electricity Regulatory Board (ERB). This study is just about to be concluded. It was supposed to have been concluded last year, but because of some delays, it was not. It is not the intention of the ... view
• 17 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on 11th April, 2007, the Member for Keiyo North, Mr. Chepkitony, requested a Ministerial Statement from me on the current countrywide shortage of petroleum products, particularly diesel and petrol. He specifically wanted to know the causes of the shortages and the intervention measures the Government is taking to alleviate the shortage of both diesel and petrol in the short-term and the long-term. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is true that Kenya and the neighbouring countries of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been experiencing an unprecedented challenge of petroleum product shortages, especially diesel and, ... view
• 17 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, actually, the immediate cause of the shortage, as I have said, is due to a very sharp demand for diesel for generating electricity in Uganda as a result of unforseen and unexpected drought in that country. We have done sufficient planning. The pipeline expansion has been on-going for several years and, as we speak now, the implementation is going on. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think it not true even to imagine that, that shortfall is being stage-managed because it is real! We do not need to stage-manage anything because the capacity enhancement of the ... view
• 10 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg the indulgence of the House to answer this Question on Tuesday next week. The answer is not ready and I would like to give a comprehensive answer to the hon. Member. view
• 22 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the hon. Member to say that Ministers do not listen, when my colleague, hon. Tuju, was here listening? view
• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the hon. Member in order to mislead this House and Kenyans about the origins of the CDF, while he clearly knows that it originated from us when we were in the Opposition? That is because their Government had ignored the Opposition areas in terms of development. The hon. Member knows that it is us who wrote the draft Bill and passed it when we came into the Government. Is he in order to mislead the House that the Government was not involved? December 7, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4317 view
• 6 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. We are not able to follow the amendment. Is it on page 585? view
• 6 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: So, we interchange the names? view
• 6 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: All right, thank you. view