Mwangi Kiunjuri

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• 28 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: I am sorry, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker. On the issue of minimum reforms, there is nothing new that has been said. We said all those things while we were back-benchers on the opposition side and our conviction was the same. Baptism is the same. We believe in reforms, but not the ones which will be forced down our throats. You cannot say that you are a democrat and appear in the headlines of the local dailies everyday giving conditions of what should be included in the reforms. If one wants to be a democrat, he or she should know that ... view
• 28 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the hon. Member to say that there is nothing going on in his constituency, when we have connected four primary schools with solar equipment to tap solar energy? I can substantiate that. view
• 21 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the hon. Member to insinuate bad motive that this Government makes all appointments from one region without substantiating? Secondly, is the hon. Member in order to extend the actual tribal hatred perpetuated outside there into this House? view
• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) contracted M/s. Electral Works Company to supply, instal and commission 2x500 KVA generator sets in Mandera Power Station on 18th October, 2004. The work was to be executed within four months. The non-functioning of the Deutz Machines installed is technical, and not that the machines 4264 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 7, 2006 were intended for motor vehicles. The main reason is that the generator's control panels and other associated electronic models could not match. However, investigations are being undertaken to establish the cause of the problem ... view
• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a technical issue. The Ministry has experts who can verify the machines and this has been done. The best thing to do is to solve this problem and we are doing this. We know that the work was not done perfectly. The contractor has failed to perform. We are terminating the contract. We have taken three steps so far. First, we have withheld payment of the 10 per cent retention amount to be paid to the contractor. Secondly, we are recalling the performance bond. Thirdly, we have already instituted legal action against the contractor. view
• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I believe that we will not continue with that contractor because the contract is almost terminated. The best thing we can do is to make sure that we purchase new generators and install them within the quickest time possible. Already, we are short of 200 megawatts. The supply for Mandera Town is 600 kilowatts. Therefore, this is an emergency which will be addressed. view
• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support this Motion. We have time for everything. We have time for planning and implementation--- view
• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support this Motion because we have time for everything. We have time for planning and time for implementation. We have been participating in legislation in this House very actively. During this Session, we have been passing two to three Bills every week. Therefore, we need time to look at those Bills and know how to implement them. Secondly, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Members should know that we have the General Elections next year. For that purpose, the only long recess that we have is from January to March, ... view
• 6 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Ministry of Energy cannot give a time frame as to when electricity will be supplied to Karugiro Coffee Factory, Thuita Secondary School and Kairi Trading Centre in Kamacharia Location, Mathioya Division of Murang'a District because implementation of Rural Electrification Programme (REP) is currently done on the basis of recommendations from District Development Committees (DDCs) and the availability of funds. Unfortunately, the four mentioned schemes were not among those submitted by Murang'a DDC to the Ministry for funding consideration over the next two to three years. (b) Under the current ... view
• 6 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think what the hon. Member is trying to say is that we should delink our communication with DDCs and communicate directly with the CDF committees. However, the reason why we deal with DDCs is because we deal with a whole district. If we were to deal with the CDF committees, there would be no proper coordination because we would only be dealing with constituencies. Prioritisation is done at the constituency level and then forwarded to DDCs which prioritise projects according to the constituencies' priorities. If there are any other methods you would like us ... view