Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

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• 4 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the Assistant Minister did not understand my question. The question was very clear: I said estimates are that the potential for energy available from alternative and renewable sources runs into thousands of megawatts. What steps has the Government taken to establish this potential and how to harness it for the good of the people of Kenya? view
• 4 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I seek your indulgence on this Question, because it is a matter that is touching on very important business people in this country. Destruction is going on along Thika Road. Could you direct, therefore, that this Question comes at the end of the other Questions? November 4, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3229 view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just need the guidance of the Chair. My hon. colleague, Mr. Ethuro, is the Chairman of the Constituency Development Fund Committee of Parliament. He was there when the Minister came to the Committee. He was chairing that meeting when we agreed as a Constituency Development Fund Committee - a committee of the House - that the findings of the poverty indices should be disregarded and the earlier ones should be used. Is it in order for him to come here and mislead the House, when he was the one who was on the Chair when we ... view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when we went through the discussions, and he was sitting on the Chair, it was clearly stated by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics that the figures at the districts were estimates. The figures at the constituency level could not be relied upon with any measure of accuracy. I need the direction of the Chair because I feel the Chairman of CFC is misleading the House. view
• 15 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Energy:- (a) whether he could state the country's current peak electricity demand, peak generation capacity (excluding emergency power) and the electricity demand growth; and, (b) whether he could give an assurance that there will be no shortfall to necessitate additional emergency power in the future. view
• 15 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister's answer is slightly different from the answer in the sheet I am holding. Nevertheless, I thank him for the relevance of the answer. It has addressed the issues I had raised. Mr. Speaker, Sir, however, we know that, at the moment, Kenya is pursuing Vision 2030, July 15, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1799 which aims to increase the economic growth by 10 per cent by 2030. For that economic growth to be attained, we need to have a similar growth in power generation or availability of power. Has the Ministry of Energy developed a national ... view
• 15 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister said that 76 per cent of our power generation currently comes from KenGen and 16 per cent from the IPPs. I think the interest of Members, and the country as a whole, is to know; as compared to KenGen, what percentage of our power purchase bill goes to the IPPs. This is capacity. KenGen gives 76 per cent and the IPPs give 16 per cent. However, because at the end of the day the Kenyan consumer has to pay the bill, how much, in percentages, do we pay to the IPPs as opposed to ... view
• 15 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It seems the Assistant Minister still does not understand my question. I said that he gave us percentages of generation capacity. He also explained that KenGen sells power to the KPLC at a cheaper rate than the IPPs. If he does not have the answer right now, I would request that he tells us that IPPs give us 16 per cent of the power we require; KenGen gives us 76 per cent. But what percentage of the bill do we pay goes to the IPPs? view
• 15 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 15 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I do not know how to put it. I probably would have to explain in elementary terms. We buy power from KenGen at a lower rate than from the IPPs. The IPPs charge more than KenGen. Mr. Speaker, Sir, what he gave us is the generation capacity; IPPs give us 16 per cent. IPPs sell power at a higher unit rate. The Kenyan consumers buy this power from the generators. What percentage of our power purchase bill is consumed by IPPs? It cannot be 16 per cent! It has to be higher! view