19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you know the Cabinet has approved to modernise the refinery. We have brought in a partner, the Essar Petroleum Company of India, and the refinery is being modernized at a cost of US$899 million. It is only recently that a frontage engineering design consult had been put on board and we expect some results. Again, this is not something that will happen tomorrow.
view
19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we are building a new pipeline. Finally, I have said the ultimate to the petroleum crisis in Kenya is us finding our own oil and gas. My Ministry has intensified the search for oil and gas in this country. We have drilled in Lamu and Isiolo. We are just about to start drilling in Turkana.
view
19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the hon. Member did not listen to what I was saying. We are having challenges in the Ministry and I am addressing them. I do not run away from Ministries like her, when there are problems.
view
12 Apr 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, could I be given time to Thursday next week, because this is a complex matter?
view
12 Apr 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, in that event, I can do it on Wednesday afternoon.
view
12 Apr 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support this Motion. In doing so, I want to sincerely thank the Members of the two Committees, including our very able Chairman, Eng. Rege, of the Departmental Committee on Energy, Communication and Information, for their detailed and very thorough Report. I also want to thank hon. Members for their very useful contributions and especially those who have continually spoken about the need for us to create a petroleum stabilisation fund to cushion ourselves against the erratic international oil prices. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as the Committee has correctly recommended, the ...
view
22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Standing Order No.36 is very clear that we follow the business as per the Order Paper. From the Motion we have passed, it reads that:- “THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 20 (2), this House resolves that the Sitting time of the House today Wednesday, December 22, 2010,
view
22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first I want to correct the impression created that those who are supporting this Motion, are, indeed, devising a way of trying to aid and abate the
view
3 Nov 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a)The construction of Kalukuni Secondary School of Yatta Constituency estimated at a cost of Kshs4.4 million stalled because the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) chose to implement a bigger project, that is, Kiasiomi Secondary School and market at a cost of Kshs6.2 million in the same constituency in order to fully utilize the Constituencyâs budgetary allocation which was Kshs16.9 million. (b)We are implementing the construction of electricity supply works for Kalukuni Secondary School and its environs during this financial year at a cost of Kshs4.4 million and we expect to complete the projects ...
view
3 Nov 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are already in the current financial year. This project will be completed by December, which is next month. So, I do not know what the hon. Member wants me to do because we are already implementing it.
view