31 Jul 2007 in National Assembly:
Order! Order, hon. Members! We now have a quorum. Who was on the Floor?
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31 Jul 2007 in National Assembly:
Order, hon. Members!
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31 Jul 2007 in National Assembly:
Order, hon. Members! I would like to draw the attention of Messrs. Wamwere and Wambora, that staff members of the Ministry of Health are here to listen to contributions of by Members on the Floor. They are not here for private consultations! If you wish to consult them, you know where their offices are! But for the purpose of the debate, it is important for them to listen. So, please, desist from taking their attention from what July 31, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2867 hon. Members are saying! Maj-Gen. Nkaisserry, please, proceed!
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31 Jul 2007 in National Assembly:
Hon. Members, for the convenience of the House, since there is only one minute left, it is now time for the interruption of business. The 2868 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 31, 2007 House is, therefore, adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday 1st August, 2007, at 9.00 a.m. The House rose at 6.30 p.m.
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19 Jul 2007 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, while I listened very carefully to what the Assistant Minister for Energy said, it looks like progressively from the year 2004/2005 to date, the volumes of crude oil lifted from Nigeria are decreasing for some reason. The level of lifting has averaged between 50 percent to 42 percent of what the Nigerian Government has given to this country. In a situation where crude oil prices are increasing, could the Assistant Minister tell this House and the country why the country is not lifting all the crude oil that it is supposed to lift so that we can ...
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19 Jul 2007 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, while I see what the Assistant Minister is trying to do; on one hand, the Government is unable to lift more than 50 percent of the crude oil available to us. It is also a contradiction that the Government is working with Venezuela and Libya to get more concessions when we cannot lift what Nigeria has given us. Could the Assistant Minister explain to the House how he intends to get that additional oil lifted? Secondly, Is there not a penalty clause in the contract between the people who win the tenders and the Government? What kind ...
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12 Jul 2007 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, 30,000 barrels per day of Nigerian crude oil at US$70 a barrel translates to about US$2.1 million per day. This means that Nigeria is donating to Kenya US$2.1 million per day. Could the Assistant Minister tell this House how this money is used? That is a huge amount of money in a year.
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12 Jul 2007 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is 30,000 barrels per day, and each barrel at the moment, on average, is US$70. That translates to US$2.1 million per day. That is the amount of money that Nigeria is giving Kenya on a daily basis. Could the Assistant Minister tell this House how the Government uses this money? It is of interest!
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12 Jul 2007 in National Assembly:
How is that possible, Mr. Speaker, Sir? How could that be possible since, as we know, in fact---
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12 Jul 2007 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is why I cannot understand the mathematics, because US$70 a barrel, in fact, is for what we might call "normal crude oil". However, the Nigerian crude oil is a premium crude oil, which means it is priced even higher than US$70. At the price of US$70 a barrel today at 30,000 barrels per day, that is US$2.1 million a day, if my arithmetic is correct. This translates to almost over US$1 billion a year; it is US$700 million a year. The question is: Where does the Government spend this money and how?
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