David Gikaria

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) 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...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) 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...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) 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...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) 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...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) 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...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) 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...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) On a point of order. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. David Ochieng’) Order! What is out of order? Time has lapsed. Go ahead. What is out of order, Hon. Gikaria before we rise? Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, to...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) 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...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to indulge you on a Statement that I was supposed to deliver as you directed on Tuesday. Hon. Speaker We will come to Statements later. Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Sorry.

Hon. David Gikaira (Nakuru Town East, UDA) 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...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) 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.

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) 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 the removal of the moratorium, these power outage...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to ask the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) the following Question: Could the Commission—

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) I am here, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) 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. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) 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...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Sorry, Hon. Speaker. 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

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Sorry, Hon. Speaker. First of all, let me thank the Members of the Departmental Committee on Energy for the good job they did. They dedicated their time to dispense with this very important matter that is before the House. This enquiry had been...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) 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,...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) 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 proposal or recommendation, that is what he should be saying....

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) 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...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) May I approach you, Hon. Speaker?

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) 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. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) 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