Magerer Kiprono Langat

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 121 to 130 of 254.

• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to take this early opportunity to apologize for not being in the House in time yesterday. It was due to some circumstances that were beyond my control. If you will allow me, I will proceed to answer. view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) There are frequent supply interruptions at Garsen because the supply line is overstretched. (b) My Ministry has taken both short-term and long-term measures to rectify the situation. In the short-term, the Ministry, in collaboration with Kenya Power Company (KPC), has embarked on an exercise to inspect and carry out preventive measures on all distribution transformers along the line to Garsen. Consequently, broken wooden poles and cross arms have progressively been replaced with concrete poles and steel cross arms, respectively. (c) In the long-term, the ongoing implementation of a 220KV Rabai-Malindi-Garsen- Lamu Transmission ... view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in my attempt to answer this Question, I have outlined the short-term measures as well as the long-term ones. In the short-term measures, I have said clearly that KPC is going to undertake frequent inspection of the lines in order to carry out preventive measures on all distribution transformers. Also, broken wooden poles are being replaced progressively by the new concrete poles and we now have cross arms made of steel. I have also directed the Regional Manager, KPC, in charge of Coast region to ensure that specific attention is given to this line, so as to ... view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think the problem of power outages which has been persistently common all over the country previously is not occasioned by similar reasons. I have just explained that the area in question and the areas the hon. Member for Dujis has mentioned, experience outages mainly because of the aging of the material that is being used. I have said that KPC and the Ministry of Energy are ensuring that the replacement of the same is done. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will also appreciate that due to the increase in terms of accessibility to electricity courtesy of the ... view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as an Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Energy, I have to take note of what the Ministry is doing in relation to our targets and achievements. What the hon. Member is raising is a concern that there was a slight drop in the budget allocation to REA. This is a matter we are discussing between my Ministry and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance, so that we iron out a few areas that actually occasioned the decrease. There is money that we were to be refunded by the Kenya Revenue Authority ... view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Ministry is not complaining about not being able to service electricity per se . I said that because of the aging material that we have been using, we have embarked on an inspection where we are replacing the old parts. We are going to ensure that we set up sub-stations at Malindi, Garsen, and Lamu. This will alleviate the power problem at Garsen and the surrounding areas because of the evacuation capacity which is now overstretched bearing in mind that the line is too long. As soon as the sub-stations are in place, we expect that ... view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it will be unfortunate if we are going to have an emergency response unit which does not respond to emergencies. However, I have noted the concerns of the hon. Member for Garsen and this House. I want to assure you that we are going to have a functional emergency response unit and we will take responsibility to ensure that the coastal region, in terms of its ability to respond to emergencies, will meet the expectations. view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to seek your indulgence. I have discussed with the Member about the Question and I feel that we have not sufficiently addressed the issue that he has raised. I request that you defer the Question to next week, so that I can come with a proper and satisfactory answer. view
• 18 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 18 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: (a) I am not aware of the incident, given that Kahawa Barracks is supplied through an 11KV line from Ruaraka Sub-station and, thereafter, the supply is stepped down from 11KV to 415 volts through a pole-mounted distribution transformer. The Barracks is then metered at 415 volts with its own low voltage overhead distribution line. view