Eng Mohammed Maalim Mahamud

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to draw the attention of the House to the concern that is being raised by people from the northern part of the country. We are a bit surprised that the Garissa-Modogashe Road has not been funded this year. We appreciate the effort which the Ministry is making by trying to get donors for this project. But I would like to inform him that the road from Garissa to Mandera is very critical to the economy of that region. We will not be thinking of any development in that region and ... view
• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. With those few remarks, I beg to second. view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Kitui and Mwingi are supplied with electricity from Kindaruma Dam by a 33KV line. The main cause of power interruption is transformer vandalism. For example, in the last one month and a half, 14 transformers were vandalized in Kitui and its environs. On July 26th 2010, the 2.5 megavolt amps transformer at Kitui 3311KV primary sub-station failed due to vandalism, putting the whole of Kitui Town in darkness. The transformer was replaced with a similar one on July 27th 2010. (b) My Ministry is putting in place the following measures: We ... view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: campaign to sensitize the community to assist in deterring the vandals. We are repositioning the transformers to more secure areas like people’s compounds and guarded public facilities. We are also pursuing introduction of non-oil cooled transformers. This will sharply reduce vandalism given the fact that current high frequency vandalism is largely associated with decanting of oil from transformers. It will also be difficult for vandals to access transformer copper wiring. Finally, my Ministry through the Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited (KPLC) is approaching the Government to categorize vandalism as an economic sabotage crime and subsequently enhance the punishment to ... view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said that we are upping the campaign for Mulika Mwizi countrywide because vandalism is not only confined to Kitui. In fact, in the last one month and a half, in Kitui alone, there were about 14 vandalized transformers. So it is a serious matter. The issue of replacing our transformers with non- oil cooled transformers is being pursued. It is more expensive and transformers of that kind are rare. These are steps we are looking at as a Ministry. view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we replaced the vandalized transformers. Theft, however, must be stopped by the people themselves. view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the KPLC Limited is running the programme. You can see it on our national television; the programme is on. view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said that, that is one of the areas we are pursuing; to change the law so that we punish these people. Most of the time, we do not see the people who do the work. In fact, we only realize after the transformers have been vandalized and power fails. We would like to appeal to Kenyans to be alert and report these cases to the police. view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think there were cases of people arrested. Generally transformers are vandalized and the copper wire stolen and we only realize when the power fails. So we are usually not there when they are doing that action. view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, transformers are very expensive items. We are also in the process of connecting other Kenyans. We are replacing transformers or installing transformers on new lines. It takes time because we also take time to procure them. view