David Gikaria

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Asante, Mhe. Spika wa Muda. Ninamshukuru Mhe. Ruweida Mohamed kwa kuwasilisha Mswada huu Bungeni, ambao unalenga kuwajali watu wa maeneo ya Pwani, ambako kuna bahari, na ambapo watu hupoteza maisha au hujeruhiwa kutokana na wanyama walioko baharini. Hili ni jambo muhimu sana kuliangazia....

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

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. For example, there was a planned project in Lamu where we were to use an underground cable through the sea to take the off-grid power to Lamu. Because of lack of funding, this has not been done. The current...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The Committee received a request for Statement and asked the Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum for a response. The first question was on a report on the current status of funding, planning and implementation of the extension of...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I do not want to answer about 13 years ago. I want to agree with him that it is true, this is not a proper concrete answer. As the Report indicates, this country cannot operate unilaterally on its own. We have...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Yes, Hon. Speaker. This was a request that was sought by Hon. Tom Mboya, Member of Parliament for Nyatike Constituency. The first question, was on the status of replacement and maintenance of dilapidated power transmission and distribution infrastructure including collapsed power poles and...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Yes, I do, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) I am just about to conclude. Under the Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP) mini-grid and stand-alone solar facilities, Mandera has been allocated US$15.1 million. That is approximately Ksh2 billion. Wajir has an allocation of US$20 million, approximately Ksh2.5 billion. Lastly, Garissa has...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. I also rise to support this amendment. The aspect of rivers and water catchment areas is very key. To be honest, if you go around the country and see where the eucalyptus trees have been planted along rivers they...

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