Magerer Kiprono Langat

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the management of both companies has formed a standing technical co-ordinating committee headed by the Chief Executives of the two institutions to ensure the smooth co-ordination of the project implementation countrywide. The committee that is constituted of the KPLC consists of chief manager for distribution, the co-ordinator for rural electrification and, in the REA, the chief manager, operations; the chief manager, design; and other co-opted members. My Ministry has directed these two institutions to have sittings every month to ensure that the completed projects are energized within the time. The two committees have agreed that the projects ... view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Ministry has ensured that the consumers of power have been subsidized. You will realize that every consumer who is within the range of 600 metres from the transformer has been allowed to connect at a cost of Kshs35,000 or thereabout. Therefore, it does not really matter whether you are very far away from the transformer as long as you are within at least 600 metres range. So, I think the idea that the Ministry had was to come in because previously we have had what we called the Umeme Pamoja where we had to ensure that ... view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, since 2008, we have been able to undertake 1,331 projects and have been able to fully energize those ones. We have also completed 476 projects and they are in the process of being energized. This is an enormous project and because of a few logistical issues which have been noticed, especially between the KPLC and REA, the Ministry has formed a technical co-ordinating committee which is now directed to meet every month to ensure that the projects that have been completed within a short period of one month are able to be energized if they have met ... view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I had said earlier, it is the policy of the Ministry that connection within the range of 600 metres be done at a cost of Kshs35,000 for private homes and about Kshs20,000 for business premises. I am not aware of a situation where KPLC is charging more. If this is the case, I want to invite the hon. Member to tell us the specific area, so that we can take appropriate action because that is not supposed to be the case. view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to reply- (a) It is true that previously, I had indicated that I could not re-introduce fuel control prices which were discontinued in October 1994 because the National Economic and Social Council had previously dis-recommended such a measure. However, upon my presentation to the Council on November 19, 2010, on the prevailing high retail prices of petroleum fuel, which by any measure were above what were considered prudent procurement and marketing costs--- It was agreed that limited price control which took into account procurement, transportation and marketing costs including a trading margin ... view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the hon. Member heard me clearly, I said that some of the costs have been occasioned by low quality fuel that is being produced. That is the more reason why the Ministry has undertaken to upgrade the functions of the refinery to ensure that more high quality fuel is produced at the refinery. That will not lead to more loses as we have currently seen. view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sure. That is basically what I was trying to say. The reason the profit margin was set at that point for the wholesalers is from zero point at Mombasa up to where the retailers access the fuel. Much of the cost is borne by the wholesalers. view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not really want to go into the issue of price controls because it has not been approved yet. The effect of the Bill may not have been factored into and we should not be discussing it at the moment. On the issue of the improvement of the refinery, the Ministry has already commissioned feasibility studies. It has commissioned a firm to look at single going mooring that will ensure that we build a new jet among other issues. You will recall that the ownership of the factory is between the Government of Kenya and ... view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not true that the Government is not allowing direct importation of refined fuel. We are importing fuel in two categories, namely, crude oil that is supposed to be cleaned at the refinery and a certain percentage which is already processed fuel. view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have indicated that the Ministry has already published the regulations on fuel prices. We brought the cost of petrol down from around Kshs105 per litre to around Kshs94 per litre. We are still moving on to ensure that the clogging within the pipeline system is opened up by the measures that I have just outlined. My Ministry is committed to ensure that the players in the industry play by the rules. view