James Maina Kamau

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: (iii) The general financial status of the company view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: (iv) Supply of treated posts during the Financial Year 2004/2005 in the 13th Report. view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee, therefore, recommends that the Government proceeds with the conversion of some of 7.85 per cent redeemable non- cumulative preference shares for 87.12 million shares which the Treasury has approved into ordinary shares at a ratio of 1:1 and retail the ordinary shares so as to raise its stake in the KPLC to 75 per cent, thus qualifying the company as a parastatal. The Government shareholding in the KPLC should be determined by the shares held in the name of the Permanent Secretary, the Treasury and not other state agencies which might later on ... view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: On the relationship among the sub-sector players, by an agreement signed on 26th September, 1973 between the Government and East African Power Lighting Company Limited, the predecessor to the KPLC, the Government contracted the EAPL to implement sub-economic rural electrification project. It again established a rural electrification fund to be used to finance the capital costs. In 2006, the Energy Act placed these arrangements on a statutory footing by establishing the Rural Electrification Programme Fund to among other responsibilities, manage the fund. Since its establishment, the REA has implemented several rural electrification programme schemes directly through private contractors while the ... view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will do exactly that because the copies are already before the House. The Committee notes that ERC has failed to deliver on its mandate, especially with regard to protecting energy consumers. This is reflected in the high cost of electricity in Kenya as compared to its neighbours, which is a key factor in driving investors out of the country. Further, the exorbitant cost has forced most Kenyans to resort to their traditional sources of energy such as charcoal and firewood, further depleting our environment. Unburdening the energy sub-sector, the Government intended to ... view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank everybody who has made very vital contributions. Everyone has said here that we need to explore cheaper sources of energy. That is the bottom-line. The Government of Kenya should put its feet down to make sure that they are in control of the energy sector because this is a vital sector which we cannot leave to every Tom, Dick and Harry to control it. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we need to achieve Vision 2030. In order to achieve this, we need to have energy. However, if energy is expensive, ... view
• 19 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Minister. I will be very brief. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, I would like to commend the Minister for the new job he has got. I want to say that a properly organised transport system anywhere in the world is actually the key driver of an economy. In Kenya, we have had a lot of problems, because we have been relying on the matatu sector for a long time. Forty years after Independence, we have not decided to go any other way than the matatu way. I believe that the Minister is equal to the task, ... view
• 18 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Kenyans have suffered a lot while travelling to America because they have to go through the United Kingdom. What is the Government doing to encourage other airlines willing to do business in Kenya? view
• 18 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Bw. Naibu Spika, kuna watu ambao wanasajiliwa lakini wanapoenda kuchukua vitambulisho vyao wanapata haviko tayari. Wanarudi kule mara nyingi mpaka wanachoka. Ukienda kwa ofisi nyingi za DC utapata vitambulisho vingi vinatapakaa kila mahali. Je, kuna mpango gani kuhakikisha kwamba mtu akituma maombi ya kupata kitambulisho anapata kitambulisho chake? view
• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view