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    "id": 1016111,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Maina",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ephraim Mwangi Maina",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.51(1)(b) to make a Statement on the activities of the Committee on Energy for the period commencing 1st January to 31st July, 2020. During the period under review, the Committee held a total of 12 sittings, considered two Statements and made several inquiries. Regarding Statements, pursuant to Standing Order No.48, two Statements were referred to the Committee during the period under review. Sen. (Dr.) Abdullahi Ibrahim Ali requested for a Statement from the Committee on 19th May, 2020, concerning frequent electric power outages in Wajir County that have lasted since 2017. The Committee received a response from the Ministry of Energy and, in the response, the Ministry of Energy indicated that Wajir has an installed capacity of 4.2 Megawatts against an estimated demand of 2.7 Megawatts. There were two generators that are out for maintenance and out of service. The work on the first unit of 1 Megawatt commenced on 4th June, 2020, to be completed around 12th June, 2020, while the second unit of 1 Megawatt will be repaired in July, 2020 after receipt of the spares, whose delivery is expected then. Sen. Cherargei requested for a Statement from the Committee on the issue of loss of Kshs7 billion in penalties paid to investors on Lake Turkana Wind Power Project. The Statement was sought on 21stJuly, 2020."
}