GIKARIA, DAVID

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House: Joint Report of the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Energy and the Senate Standing Committee on Energy on consideration of the field development plan and production sharing contracts for Blocks T6 and T7...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the joint Report of the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Energy and the Senate Standing Committee on Energy on their consideration of the Field Development Plan and Production Sharing Contracts for Blocks T6 and T7...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me take this opportunity to thank the Members who contributed towards this very important Bill. The Members who spoke raised the aspect of the cost of energy in the country. Hon. Oundo spoke positively in support of the Bill. He however, raised some very important...

Hon. Speaker, Hon. Members did not hear me clearly. When we had an engagement last week with the Principal Secretary, he alluded to the fact that Nyanza region is now sorted out on reliability of power. One of the Members in the Committee said that it was not true. I...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, it is important to have this regulation. One of the reasons is that we have an Energy Act, for which, to date, since 2019, regulations have not been presented before the Floor of the House. We are currently finding it very difficult to operationalise some of the...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Energy (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.42 of 2023) be now read a Second Time. The Bill seeks to amend the Energy Act (Cap. 314) by introducing new Section 134A to regulate energy purchase agreement and power purchase agreements entered into between...

On a point of order. Order! What is out of order? Time has lapsed. Go ahead. What is out of order, Hon. Gikaria before we rise? Hon. Temporary Speaker, to be honest, it is only that I know Mhe. Oundo is always permanently in the House, but how I wish...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to ask for leave as we are not ready. We are just from report writing on the field development plan. If I could be given an opportunity tomorrow, in the morning or in the afternoon, I will be able to execute that business.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to indulge you on a Statement that I was supposed to deliver as you directed on Tuesday. We will come to Statements later. Sorry.

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I wish to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Blue Economy, Water and Irrigation, regarding the lack of a fishing corridor in Lake Nakuru. Lake Nakuru is located within...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Energy on its consideration of the Energy (Amendment) Bill, (Senate Bill No. 42 of 2023) . Thank you.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Are you able to bring a response by Thursday this week? We will try. I will get in touch, but I also want to assure the Member that we removed the moratorium on Independent Power Producers last week. We want to promise the House that, with...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to ask the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) the following Question: Could the Commission—

I am here, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Proceed. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to comment on the State of the Nation Address by His Excellency the President. The State of the Nation by the President was factual. In the very first paragraph, he says, “Two years...

Hon. Speaker, thank you for giving us the opportunity to table this Report yesterday. Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Addendum Report of the Departmental Committee on Energy on the Inquiry into the matter of the reduction of electricity Order, Hon. Gikaria....

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, is Hon. Kaguchia in order to say that we are proposing to reduce the cost yet the outcome will be in the contrary, without giving me any facts regarding the Report? He should, for instance, indicate that on this page, this should not be a reduction. It...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Order! What is your point of order, Hon. Chairperson? Hon. Temporary Speaker, with a lot of humility, this is the National Assembly, where we table reports. Where are the stories of lying coming from? If he does not agree with a certain...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me take this opportunity to thank all the Members who have contributed to this debate, including you. I will start with your contribution regarding battery storage. We canvased around this issue. As you said, we have enough energy generation, but when we really need...

May I approach you, Hon. Speaker?

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: The Addendum Report of the Departmental Committee on Energy on its inquiry into the matter of the reduction of electricity costs in the country.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Addendum Report of the Departmental Committee on Energy on its inquiry into the matter of the reduction of electricity