27 Oct 2022 in Senate:
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27 Oct 2022 in Senate:
of production for electricity. This will reduce carbon emissions that has increased global warming. Additionally, it will be in line with the Presidents goal to switch to 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030. Turkana, Marsabit, Garissa, Wajir and Mandera counties should be added to the grid. This would be done by working with IPPs. Lake Turkana Wind Power and Garissa Solar Power in collaboration with Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) can provide power to these counties. In addition, KPLC has agreed with Ethiopian Electric Power to purchase electricity at a cost of only Kshs9.04 per unit. This is ...
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27 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Finally, as we push for the reduction of the cost of power, as citizens, we have to be prudent in how we use it. When you walk into any facility, you can see the wastage. Regulations should be put in place requiring facilities to install motion sensors that can automatically switch power on when somebody enters a room and put it off when there is no activity. A culture of switching off bulbs and equipment when not in use should be adopted in this country as a way of saving energy. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as Members of the Committee ...
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26 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Sen. Murkomen came and campaigned for me in Nyeri County. He said, “this is the right guy to be your Senator” and the people of Nyeri said that “we will elect you if you are going to be like Sen. Murkomen.”
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26 Oct 2022 in Senate:
He has not spent a long time with me here for me to learn from him, but I want to wish him all the best. I know he is good and cut for the job. I know that he will have a very big challenge the bosses are workaholics. I know they will drive him, but he has what it takes.
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26 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Mine is to wish him all the best and congratulate him as he takes the new role. We will be praying for him. He should come and check on us and tell us how we are performing from out there when he comes around. He has built a name more than some of us despite us being older than him. People talk about him because he has built a name around himself. People see him as a beacon of hope and they want us to emulate him.
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11 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have been waiting for this opportunity for the past three days. Finally, it has come. I will start by congratulating the President, His Excellency, Dr. William Samoei Ruto, and his Deputy, Hon. Rigathi Gachagua. I come from Nyeri County and I am happy that we have started on a high note. Let me also take this opportunity to congratulate the House leadership on their selection to various Committees and leadership positions. I also congratulate all the Senators who fought the hard battle and won. The same applies to those who played a big role and ...
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11 Oct 2022 in Senate:
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