Kiraitu Murungi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 931 to 940 of 1237.

• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you know, it is the policy of the Government to connect all market centres in this country to electricity and, indeed, all secondary schools. If you saw last week, we launched a Kshs160 billion project for existing upgrade and extension in this country. During the implementation of that project, we will consider whether we can connect all the other towns between Lafey and Mandera. view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I explained that, indeed, we did not proceed to provide a diesel-powered generator in Lafey because after further cost analysis, it was found that it is more economical to supply power from the diesel power plant at Elwak Town. So, there was a change of mind and that is why it was not implemented. If you look at my answer in part “a”, the project in Elwak was commissioned in 2008. At the time that the previous answer was given, this project had not been commissioned. So, there has been a change and we hope to ... view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that we have not been able to energize very many of the lines that we have constructed in many constituencies in the country. There was a problem with one batch of procurement of the transformers which threw our program back. We are now receiving transformers and we have agreed with the Rural Electrification Authority that by the end of this year, all the completed projects should be energized. We are getting monthly reports on all the projects which are going on. view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my Ministry has been connecting public institutions, schools, health centres and other public institutions which are far from the grid with solar power. Indeed, many secondary schools in northern Kenya have been connected with solar power. The challenge we are facing is that the unit cost of solar power is more expensive than other sources of power, including diesel power, especially when you try to bring in large units which could connect even a small town. view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: So, we are trying to look at wind generation which is cheaper than solar, to see whether we can combine it and move it to areas where we are not able to reach with this kind of grid. As we are talking now, we have installed wind masts in 33 different sites around the country to be able to collect reliable wind data regarding velocity and reliability so that we can use it to know where to install wind masts, because that will help us to supplement and provide this country with cheaper power. view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that we had asked for Kshs6 billion this financial year to enable us to continue our rural electrification program, but we only got Kshs3 billion. There is a lot of competition for resources at the Treasury and that is why we were not able to access adequate resources this financial year. But we are still discussing with the Treasury. I am appealing to my colleagues, especially those in the Budget Committee to assist us to access more resources for these important projects. view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me ask the hon. Member to write a letter to me and then I will send some surveyors to go and look at the new locations he is talking about and then we will see whether we can accommodate them through the Budget. It is a policy to connect all the district headquarters to electricity. So, if there is any district headquarters which is not connected, please, let us know. view
• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to second the Motion. view
• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view