Eng Mohammed Maalim Mahamud

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to contribute to this very important Bill. From the outset, I stand here to support it. This Bill provides a legal framework for the detection, investigation and prevention of terrorist acts. At no time would anybody be seen opposing this Bill. People like us who talked about this last week meant to say that this Bill must be subjected to some consultation and be amended, so that it can be in consistent with our Constitution. That was our point. I would like to congratulate my colleague, the Minister ... view
• 25 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Inaudible. view
• 25 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: On Thursday, much obliged. NOISE POLLUTION FROM LIONS EYE HOSPITAL view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Question is always listed on the Order Paper, and as the hon. Member has mentioned, this is the third time it is appearing on the Order Paper. The ruling from the Chair on 9th August, 2012, was that the Chair would go through the HANSARD and see what the gaps were. I am not particularly aware of those gaps myself because they are not listed on the Order Paper. So, I request the Chair to direct whether I should answer the Question the way it is on the Order Paper and see if the Floor will, ... view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Ministry is undertaking a lot of projects that are aimed at expanding the capacity of our energy sources, geothermal included, so that by the time we have sufficient power generation, then our cost of production, or generation, will be cost effective. Mr. Speaker, Sir, currently, we depend a lot on Independent Power Producer’s (IPPs) because of lack of adequate generation capacity. We also depend on hydro power, which is very dependent on the weather. But with the expansion of our energy mix, we expect to be able to have enough generation capacity, so that we can ... view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, may I request my colleague to repeat the question? I am sorry, I did not get the question. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the cost of electricity is determined by many factors, including the cost of thermal energy. In fact, the cost of power now, if you look at the bills in the last few months, they have, in fact, reduced because of the reduction in the oil prices. But greater reduction will be much achieved when we generate more power using other sources like geothermal power. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with due respect to my colleagues, we are now attempting to get me to answer Question No. 1 by Private Notice on the cost of energy, yet it has been dropped. The Question which hon. Odhiambo asked was about rural electrification and the comprehensive coverage of energy in the country. I need your guidance, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think that question relates to the cost of energy, which I was prepared to answer very comprehensively if the Question was put. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the cost of energy as you see in the electricity bill is determined using various parameters. One is the fixed charge, which is a fee used by Kenya Power to cater for fixed costs like meter reading, billing, printing, postage and the rest. There is the energy charge, which is a charge for the customer’s electricity consumption within the billing period. There is a fixed cost charge which covers the cost of fuel used to generate the energy consumed by each consumer each month. There is also the foreign exchange rate fluctuation, inflation adjustment, Value Added Tax, ... view