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"speaker_name": "Sen. Mariam Omar",
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"content": "County has been in a blackout for almost a month because they cannot ferry fuel from here to Mandera. Why are we still we using generators? Secondly, why are we not benefiting from the national grid? I thank you."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Cabinet Secretary, we have seen many deaths happening with the Kenya Power Company (KPC) staff members who are on site. We have also seen so many photos, which are always circulated. Is there an investigation that has been launched as to why they are suddenly so many deaths? What kind of compensation is given to those kinds of employees? I thank you."
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"speaker_name": "Sen. Abdul Haji",
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"content": " Thank you. I will use Standing Order No.342(8) to extend because the Cabinet Secretary seems to be very popular and everyone wants to ask questions. We shall extend our time to by another 15 minutes, so that we can get all the members to ask. Proceed to answer."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Davis Chirchir",
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"content": " Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, and Members, we really empathize with the situation that occurred in Mandera County during the El Nino, because there was a breakdown of communication and lack of access. The fuel that would normally hold there for 30 days ran down to five days, zero days and eventually complete outage. That was a situation that taught us a lesson, that in the more difficult areas, we need to hold more fuel for the diesel generators. More importantly, you would have noticed that on the road, there were fuel tankers trying to access and salvage the situation. However, the road network and the whole communication breakdown was a challenge. The Kenya Power Company is working with Ethiopia and we have an arrangement. Like in most of the border towns if there is a grid, from the Ethiopia or Kenya or Uganda, they service us and vice versa. We are working with Ethiopia because there is a point there not very far up there from Mandera, where we can get the grid from Mandera town. Rather than build the grid from Wajir to Mandera or from Marsabit across to Mandera, we can get the service. In the last State Visit by the Prime Minister for Ethiopia, we discussed getting the service from Ethiopia and being built on the Kenyan side. Kenya Power is working closely with Ethiopia to actualise that and put Mandera on the grid. If we can put Marsabit on the grid at the end of Kenya towards Loyangalani, then you can see every part of the country connected to the grid, even the more difficult areas. We will pay attention to this. Ethiopians were even talking about joint power generation through some of the big rivers that go out of Kenya to Ethiopia, to forestall that challenge. However, the immediate solution is to provide cross-border connectivity for customer connections rather than buying bulk power. We currently do that with Uganda"
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Davis Chirchir",
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"content": "The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "around the border and in Namanga. We supply power, or the neighboring countries supply it in most of the borders. More importantly, if we cannot do the grid because it is expensive, you can imagine the hybrid system, which has both solar and battery energy. We will get the solar energy during the day, store it in the battery, and use it at night. When the generators are there and there is no fuel, we would mitigate that challenge, not to be at the level of desperation we saw over that time. With respect to Sen. Orwoba on the question of the deaths, unfortunately, accidents happen. Sometimes, some accidents are highlighted more than others. Recently, we have had two deaths, one in Trans Nzoia and another in Thika, of people who were working on power lines. We try to follow the best safety practices because of the challenges of working on high-voltage lines. You can see a situation where we announce that we are doing maintenance in an area and switch off power in the whole area. Even if an emergency happens, you do not just switch on the power because people could be on the poles, and you could hurt them. I asked the Kenya Power Chief Executive Officer (CEO) quietly, when you asked what we are doing about it. We pay more attention to health safety and environmental issues as we work in high-risk areas, to ensure we do not hurt our staff. When such incidences happen, there are good insurance covers. However, insurance does not bring back life. We need to pay attention to safety and ensure that our staff are safe wherever they work, however dangerous."
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"speaker_name": "Sen. Abdul Haji",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Cabinet Secretary. Let us take the final four questions in this order; Sen. (Dr.) Murango, Sen. Seki, Sen. Murgor and we finish with Sen. Chute. Be brief."
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"content": "Asante, Bw. Spika wa Muda. Nashukuru Waziri pamoja na Katibu wa Kudumu, Mhe. Alex Wachira, kwa kazi nzuri ambayo wanafanya. Tunaona yanayofanyika mashinani bila kelele. Ningependa kumkumbusha kuwa kuna Kauli niliyoagiza awali kuhusu stima ambayo ilikuwa inawekwa Gichugu mahali panaitwa Gitemani, kwani imekaa kwa muda mrefu bila kuwekwa. Kuna wananchi kama 700 ambao watafaidika. Mipaka imewekwa na ningeomba waziri aangalie suala hili, ili litekelezwe haraka na kusaidia wakaazi hawa. Mwisho ni kuhimiza kuhusu mikakati ya kuweka nguvu zinazotumia solar katika sehemu ukulima unafanyika kama Tana River. Wakulima wanatumia nguvu za stima ili kunyunyuzia mimea maji. Hii inaweza kupunguza gharama kwa wakulima, ili wapate pesa mfukoni kama vile Serikali hii ilivyopanga."
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"content": "Hon. Cabinet Secretary, you understand that Kajiado County has quite a number of national grid lines like Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO), Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), Geothermal Development Company (GDC), Kipeto Energy, which has quite a number of institutions that are holding the national grid. I want to request that you tell this House the plans that the Ministry has for Kajiado County, bearing in mind that we have less than 20 to 25 per cent of the connectivity in Kajiado County, in almost four sub-counties; Kajiado South, Kajiado"
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"content": "The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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