Magerer Kiprono Langat

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I cannot confirm the number of people or cases that have already been forwarded now, but I can assure this House that the Legal Services Department of the Ministry and also the concerned parastatals can avail that information. I can avail it to the House as soon as Thursday. view
• 9 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to reply. (a) Comprehensive programmes for enhancing access to renewable sources of energy including wind, solar, geothermal and biomass have been put in place. This include:- (i) electrification of public institutions in Arid and Semi- Arid Lands (ASAL) with solar photovoltaic systems; (ii) installation of solar and wind hybrid systems in off grid power stations remote from the national grid, and; (iii) the establishment of feeding tariffs within the policy for solar and wind for the isolated off grid areas. (b) So as to attract and facilitate private sector investment in the energy sector, ... view
• 9 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have mentioned Ngong and Turkana. The other parts where feasibilty studies are being done can only be made public once we are convinced that that is the area that we will have this biomass going on. view
• 9 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think I have talked about the comprehensive feed-in tariffs policy. That will enable Mumias Sugar Company and other independent power producers to be able to sell power to the main grid at the rates that have been agreed upon by the Ministry. view
• 9 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, definitely, the North Eastern and other areas also fall within the ASAL areas that we have targeted. So, I want to assure the hon. Member that he is within the map of the Ministry of Energy. view
• 9 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to inform my friend, Mr. Kutuny, that the Ministry of Energy has prioritized geothermal energy. Just about a week ago, we invited His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki to preside over a power plant at one of our geothermal areas in Olkaria. As a Ministry, we have a comprehensive funding programme for other areas that have been earmarked for geothermal resource exploitation. This is mainly the Menengai area, Pokot area and a few other areas within our country. Therefore, my Ministry is very keen to ensure that we put enough resources. Where we are unable ... view
• 9 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to believe the hon. Member for Eldoret North is referring to the cost of electricity because if we are talking about energy, then we have to go comprehensively to both the fuel and also the electricity. So, I would like to probably highlight a few steps that my Ministry is taking towards that end. Currently, our total generation is slightly less than 1,390 Megawattss against a peak demand of about 1,220 Megawattss. We have elaborate plans to ensure that we keep sources of electricity. That is why I have said that my Ministry has ... view
• 9 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, 18 years is not a long time. I said that in 18 years’ time, we will have generated 18,000 megawattss, which we do not need it now. What we currently need is just extra 1,000 megawattss. What we are currently producing is 1,300 megawattss. That is the amount of electric energy that Kenya is running on. As I said, two weeks ago, the President launched the geothermal power project in Olkaria. It will take less than one-and-half years for the turbines to be put in place. From that project, we will generate extra 280 megawattss. This ... view
• 9 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to begin by saying that I am in no way attempting to mislead the House. What the Government has done in the last 40 years is in line with the demand for electricity. If we anticipate to produce so much power in terms of electricity needs and we do not have an equivalent capacity in terms of demand, we will just be doing what I would call “wasted effort”. I have given an elaborate plan. In the immediate, the Government of Kenya has already signed an agreement with the Government of Ethiopia to import ... view
• 9 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not in a year’s time. When I say that we have already signed an agreement with the Government of Ethiopia in terms of the purchasing and the supplying, it means that we are already in business. view