Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) explain the policy guidelines and criteria applied in t…

Question

The Member for Mwingi Central (Hon. Gideon Mulyungi, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum: - Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) explain the policy guidelines and criteria applied in the identification of areas to be connected with electricity in the country? (ii) provide a list of areas in Mwingi Central Constituency that have been connected with electricity from 2017 to date, specifying the identity of contracted firms, the contract sums, and dates of commencement and completion and the number of transformers installed as well as those which malfunctioned thereafter? (iii) provide an indication of when the areas currently not connected to electricity in Mwingi Central Constituency will be connected and when any faulty transformers will be replaced and further, state the measures the Ministry has taken to ensure that all areas in Mwingi Central Constituency are connected to the National Grid? (iv) What policy measures are in place to ensure the cost of electricity connectivity in the country is affordable to all?