Magerer Kiprono Langat

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 141 to 150 of 254.

• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: So, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, without talking too much, I want to say that this Motion can have really a big impact on our farmers, and it should be supported. I want to thank hon. Namwamba again for bringing it to the Floor of the House. view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you very much and I support. view
• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: (a)Yes, I am aware that the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has commenced limited power rationing. view
• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: (b) First of all, we should note that effective generation capacity is 1,421 megawatts and the reasons are as follows:- (i) Out of this, 246 megawatts is out of commission for maintenance and/or repair, thus leaving a balance of 1,175 megawatts. (ii) Maximum power demand at about 1,260 megawatts, therefore, exceeds available generation capacity by about 85 megawatts. (iii) In Nairobi and Western Kenya, the deficit is in some cases higher than 85 megawatts. The two existing transmission lines between Mombasa have a surplus generation and Nairobi does not have the capacity to evacuate all the surplus power. (iv) Delay ... view
• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, I want to thank and appreciate my senior colleague here. He has said that the Grand Coalition Government, which I work for and I am part of, has no business being in power. He has tried to blame it for lack of food and insecurity, which really does not fall under the Question that is before the House. But on issues of power, I have taken the trouble to take you through the programmes that we have up to the year 2015. I believe that if the hon. Member, who I know is ... view
• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: However, I want to allay the fears of Dr. Khalwale that we are the second in the world--- That is a fact and he knows. We are the people who are spearheading geothermal productivity. Looking at what we have now, in my answer, I have clearly indicated that, within another two years, we expect, from geothermal alone, to generate about 300 megawatts. That is only from Menengai. I want to thank this House because, yesterday, it adopted a report that is going to give more funds to geothermal power generation and, definitely, we are going to increase the production. I ... view
• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, the fault of not having to meet the big demand is mainly because of the prolonged drought that has curtailed the full operations of the hydro-generation plants that we have in our country. But I have enumerated the measures that my Ministry is taking to avoid over-reliance on hydro- power. That is because hydro-power is subject to vagaries of weather which, sometimes, are out of control. So, the issue of not being able to supply enough to the industries--- The programme which we are calling the Load Management Programme has taken that into ... view
• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that solar power is one of the most readily available sources of electricity. However, it may only be sufficient to run the homes and, to this end, my Ministry has made sufficient arrangements to provide off-grid power supplies to areas that are far off from the grid, and to areas that are not within the connectivity that we have. We are also working with development partners to fund the solar energy programme. I think that within no time, we will finalize the programme. Thereafter, we will avail it to Kenyans. They will then ... view
• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to assure my brother, Mr. Namwamba, that he does not need to have any fears about those partners of ours we call IPPs. This House is aware that the IPPs are operating under stipulated regulations by the Ministry of Energy. I have no doubt in my mind that they could be up to something mischievous. In as far as we are concerned, as a Ministry, the IPPs have come in to see whether the gaps that have been created because of the very good consumption of electricity by Kenyans could be filled. I want ... view