14 Apr 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had the answer for the Question which was asked by the hon. Member. If the hon. Member wants to know more about the status of KPLC, l request him to file a specific Question and I will answer it.
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14 Apr 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the current arrangement is that procuring, managing and operating power projects is done by KPLC and the customers are paying to them and not REA.
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13 Apr 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a)The power disruptions that have affected Matuu Town and its environs were caused by vandalism of a transformer at Ngutani water pump. Other interruptions were caused by lightning that struck and damaged a transformer at Kimangu market, broken cross arms at Kithyoko and a planned maintenance around Matuu Market of changing rotten poles and a tree cutting beyond 6H3. (b)The following remedial actions are being undertaken to correct the problem and also prevent future disruptions:- My Ministry through the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) is pursuing introduction of non-oil cooled transformers. This ...
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13 Apr 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did mention that it is actually vandalism that has affected the transformers. It is true that this affects the quality of power. For this particular case, power has been very stable for a while. It only got disrupted when we had vandalism of the transformer. Routine maintenance is being undertaken by the KPLC personnel.
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13 Apr 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have not heard the question. The Members are consulting very loudly.
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13 Apr 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will take the advice of the Member. It is very correct that the transformers should be properly earthed.
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13 Apr 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, my Ministry is undertaking a lot of additional works in terms of transmission lines to make the power supply reliable. As you realize, for a long time we have not been able to do transmission lines, but this is being addressed so that we can have power stability in the whole country.
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13 Apr 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I said that we are planning a Kindaruma/Mwingi/Garissa 132 KV line. This is at a very advanced stage and is actually being funded by the World Bank. There will be a sub-station at Mwingi, which will also cover Matuu. I am sure with this, the power supply to Matuu will be stabilized.
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8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also want to join my colleagues in congratulating hon. Affey for bringing this important Bill. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill which was enacted in 1970 had serious ill motives. If we ask ourselves why it was enacted, the simple reason is because they wanted to reward those people who committed atrocities. Between 1963 and 1967, the areas mentioned were under a state of emergency, especially the areas in North Eastern Province. I was a young boy then and I witnessed all that happened. Atrocities were committed in the name of security. In ...
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8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly:
32 Thursday, 8th April, 2010(P) then during the debate that ensued in this Parliament through radio, quite a number of Members from the region and other parts of Kenya actually objected to this law from being passed, but it was passed.
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