Wahome Wamatinga

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• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: As I was saying, the smart meters are something that can be produced locally by our local institutions. This will create employment and at the same time allow technology transfer. We repeatedly do some of these things wrongly. We know that there is expected demand and in collaboration with institutions of higher learning, we can start manufacturing or assembling the smart meters so that we create employment. As I wind up, I thank all the colleagues who contributed. I thank all the Members of the Committee for the several hours that they put in this Report. We know that we ... view
• 27 Feb 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion- THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Standing Committee on Energy on the inquiry into the high cost of electricity in the country laid on the Table of the Senate on Wednesday, 27th September 2023. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee on Energy undertook an inquiry whereby we looked at the distribution, generation and consumption of electricity in Kenya. According to the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KeBS) and Economic Survey of 2023, about 87.5 per cent of all electricity generated in this country is from a renewable source. Indeed, a ... view
• 27 Feb 2024 in Senate: realised that some of these agreements have been cast in stone; they cannot be changed, therefore, disadvantaging the consumers. As a result, the Committee found it fit to encourage the Government to get into other new arrangements whereby we can relook at, especially those who are using diesel to generate power. We know that the Kenya Kwanza Government has undertaken to increase the arrangement of affordable housing. This will also mean that there will be increased demand for power. It is, therefore, imperative that we look at the effect of lack of supply. If we have the challenges that we ... view
• 27 Feb 2024 in Senate: accountability. This was also seen as one of the major impediments to the cost of power. We lose a lot of money through transmission losses and forex adjustments. Most of these are things that can be associated with accountability and governance issues. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee also looked at the companies that have been mandated to supply power. We realised that some of these contracts were skewed towards producers of power, most of them 20 years long. Moving forward, there is need to look at how we moderate power purchase agreements between the private sector and the Government. These ... view
• 21 Feb 2024 in Senate: Thank you, very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support this Report. Let me start by commending the team that sat together. Indeed, the fact that they were able to sit together and come up with some conclusion, is a great achievement in itself. In a country where people are used to facing, talking, fighting each other and disagreeing just for the sake of disagreeing, it is a great achievement that they have come with a bit of recommendation that will give us a platform upon which we can build a way forward. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is ... view
• 21 Feb 2024 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 21 Feb 2024 in Senate: I am fully aware that this country belongs to all of us despite our political inclination. It is very important that we start looking at the perennial issues that will come every five years and face this country, like we have never had an election before. The issue of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) must be decided with a sober mind. The issue of the two-thirds gender rule must also be decided. It is not lost to Kenyans that we need to have our sisters, mothers and daughters equally in power. At least, we must all appreciate that ... view
• 21 Feb 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support. We know that the Kenya Kwanza (KK) Government is moving towards the construction in the Affordable Housing Programme (AHP). In the energy sector, looking at the figures that are proposed, one is left with the question of how we intend to power and electrify those units. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I think that more time is required to interrogate how we are going to ensure that the power we are supplying will be enough for the enhanced demand that will come with the new houses. I support. view
• 14 Feb 2024 in Senate: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support. Indeed, when the President comes to the House and gives the roadmap that the Government wants to take, it is an important opportunity for us, as legislators, to look at the gaps, the framework that is supposed to be put in place and importantly, to explain to our constituents that we represent what the Government intends to do, how it intends to do it and maybe put the legislative framework that is needed. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is also a high time that we changed our mentality. Instead ... view
• 14 Feb 2024 in Senate: Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support this Bill with amendments. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I sit in the Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources where this Bill has been discussed. We have held various public participation with various stakeholders who have expressed their reservations. Some support while others support with amendments that need to be done. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we know the Kenya Kwanza Government intends to make water a tradable commodity. Therefore, it is important to come up with a framework that makes water a bankable business. As good as that ... view