Eng Mohammed Maalim Mahamud

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me join my colleagues in congratulating Hon. Jude Njomo for bringing this Bill. In Kenya, the only enterprises that are making profits are banks. Year in, year out, banks declare huge profits and the rest of Kenyans are very poor. There is something wrong. Banks normally compete for customers, but when it comes to interest rates, they collude and ensure that interest rates are not controlled. If anybody wants to propose any change, they oppose it like what happened to the Donde Bill in 2000. Although the law was enacted, it cannot be ... view
• 10 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: As leaders, we must come out and stand by the people, so that whatever law is brought by our colleagues here is supported to safeguard the interests of our people. Every year, banks report huge profits. Barclays Bank is relocating on claims that it is not making profits. In 2014, it made a profit of Kshs12.3billion before tax while Equity Bank made a profit of Kshs 18.1 billion. All this is money from the people. Everything to do with banks today is the charged. The other thing is the regulation by the CBK that whenever you make transactions in banks, ... view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the chance to contribute to this very important Bill, the Energy Bill, 2015. The Bill sets to consolidate the energy laws and align them with the provisions of the Constitution, 2010. Hitherto, we have been operating under the Energy Act, which is going to be repealed by this Bill. By bringing this Bill, the energy sector will be put under some control so that it can work efficiently. The Bill also tries to realign or reorganise the energy entities so that they can be more functional and their functionality can be related to ... view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the chance to contribute to this very important Bill, the Energy Bill, 2015. The Bill sets to consolidate the energy laws and align them with the provisions of the Constitution, 2010. Hitherto, we have been operating under the Energy Act, which is going to be repealed by this Bill. By bringing this Bill, the energy sector will be put under some control so that it can work efficiently. The Bill also tries to realign or reorganise the energy entities so that they can be more functional and their functionality can be related to ... view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: The Bill proposes to establish the Energy Regulatory Authority which will replace the current Energy Regulation Commission (ERC). It will have a mandate that is well defined and very elaborate as compared to what was under the ERC. The Bill also establishes the Energy and Petroleum Tribunal which replaces the Energy Tribunal, which was limited in scope. The Rural Electrification Authority is renamed under this Bill as the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy which has now the component of renewable energy. view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: The Bill proposes to establish the Energy Regulatory Authority which will replace the current Energy Regulation Commission (ERC). It will have a mandate that is well defined and very elaborate as compared to what was under the ERC. The Bill also establishes the Energy and Petroleum Tribunal which replaces the Energy Tribunal, which was limited in scope. The Rural Electrification Authority is renamed under this Bill as the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy which has now the component of renewable energy. view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: The Bill also elaborately deals with the issue of renewable energy. Renewable energy has been given a lot of emphasis in this country, but the laws that were there were not very elaborate. In fact, the Bill also establishes the Renewable Energy Resources Advisory Committee because the mapping, exploitation and use of renewable energy have not been very elaborate so far. Wind, solar, biomass energy and other energy programmes have not been well defined. We need some mapping to be done so that investors can come in quickly and see how to exploit those energies. view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: The Bill also elaborately deals with the issue of renewable energy. Renewable energy has been given a lot of emphasis in this country, but the laws that were there were not very elaborate. In fact, the Bill also establishes the Renewable Energy Resources Advisory Committee because the mapping, exploitation and use of renewable energy have not been very elaborate so far. Wind, solar, biomass energy and other energy programmes have not been well defined. We need some mapping to be done so that investors can come in quickly and see how to exploit those energies. view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: The energy sector - petroleum and oil on one side, electricity on another side and renewable energy on the other side - is well elaborated in this particular Bill. Also, now that we have two levels of Government - the national Government and the county governments - the Bill assigns specific duties to both levels so that there is no confusion. As you know, energy issues are all over the country. Energy issues are also the sole responsibility of the national Government, but with the involvement of the county governments, so that the roles are properly assigned and there is ... view
• 9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: The energy sector - petroleum and oil on one side, electricity on another side and renewable energy on the other side - is well elaborated in this particular Bill. Also, now that we have two levels of Government - the national Government and the county governments - the Bill assigns specific duties to both levels so that there is no confusion. As you know, energy issues are all over the country. Energy issues are also the sole responsibility of the national Government, but with the involvement of the county governments, so that the roles are properly assigned and there is ... view