Eng Mohammed Maalim Mahamud

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not disobeying the law. It says Kenya nationals in the petroleum industry. We avail this money to Kenya nationals in that industry. view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have discussed this issue with the hon. Member. We have concurred that transformers have been put in the areas that he has mentioned. If there are other areas that have not been mentioned here, we are prepared to deal with them. But we have settled this matter with the hon. Member. view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on Tuesday, 2nd August, 2011, Mr. Pesa requested me to make a Statement on the rising cost of power and frequent power rationing in the country. He said that in my Statement, I should clarify the following:- (i) Whether the African Development Bank has granted Kshs4 billion to procure three units and equipment to harvest geothermal power as an alternative source of energy in Menengai, Baringo, Turkana and other areas. Secondly, what immediate actions I am taking to ensure that my Ministry puts funds into good use in order to cushion Kenyans against the rising cost ... view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the clarification sought by hon. Pesa on when Muhoroni will be coming on line, I say that it is coming on line by the end of September this year. We are also developing the line from Ol Karia to Kisumu via Lessos, so that there is interconnectivity of power. On the clarification sought by hon. Ethuro about the geothermal power resource, yes, in fact, at the Ministry we are really seeking ways of developing the geothermal power resource, so that the country can depend on it, and have less dependency on hydropower. We are aware ... view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On the Kshs8 billion, hon. Yinda asked whether the money will also be used to buy rigs. Yes, I say that the money will be used for geothermal resource assessment and this will also include rigs. We will buy rigs and also do the exploratory drilling. As of now, we have two rigs of our own and that is why we are actually drilling in the Menengai area. Two more rigs will be bought using AFD funds from France. So, we will keep acquiring rigs up to some optimal number. We also do not want to have so many rigs, ... view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the sixth question by hon. Warugongo about whether the private sector people can come and generate electricity, yes, there is a process we normally follow. The hon. Member can come to our office and there is a process that those people can follow. They can generate their own electricity, use it for their purpose and even sell the surplus to the national grid using the billing tariffs that we have enacted. view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sorry; that escaped my mind. The money which is being sought by the Minister for Finance is actually for 140 megawatts project in Ol Karia IV, and 140 megawatts project in Ol Karia I, Unit 4 and 5. Some of these loans have been actually negotiated by KenGen. For your information, this drilling was done by KenGen prior to the establishment of the Geothermal Development Corporation (GDC). So, Ol Karia--- view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the wells whose steam we want to convert into energy in Ol Karia IV were-- - view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with all respect to the hon. Member, the Ol Karia field is concessioned to KenGen. So, the wells were actually drilled by the GOK using KenGen. The GDC is now--- view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the inheritance has not been done because--- The wells in Ol Karia which were drilled before the establishment of the GDC are 26. Another 10wells were done by the GDC. These wells will be improved by KenGen. view