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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Maina",
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        "legal_name": "Ephraim Mwangi Maina",
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    "content": "The Committee received responses and shared the same with Sen. Cherargei. The Committee held meetings and adjudicated this matter. The Ministry said in their response that the Auditor General’s report is already out, which are waiting to receive. The payment to the Project was done in accordance with the signed contract, and that everything was above board. Sen. Cherargei who was in the meeting seemed satisfied with the answer. During its inquiries, the Committee followed up on a Statement that was sought on 15th May, 2019 by Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., on the oil spill in Kiboko area, in Makueni County. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. knows how much energy and time we took to take the interests of his people at heart. Finally, the area was cleaned up, tree planting is going on and the water was cleared for personal use. Other benefits were pushed by the Committee for Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.’s people. He was very passionate about the affair. I can report to the House that the cleanup was done and everybody now is at ease. During the period under review the Committee met with the Cabinet Secretary for Energy on three occasions and deliberated on the following issues- The reduction of high electricity tariffs levied postpaid and pre-paid consumers: I must inform the House that the issues of billing of electricity in this country has been our concern from the begging. Yesterday, we had a meeting and adjudicated this matter thoroughly. It is our view that we will keep on pushing because wananchi are complaining that their bills have sometimes been overestimated. We will get to the bottom of this matter. Things have improved, but the Committee is continuing. The Committee also interrogated the Cabinet Secretary on the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic in the operations of rural electrification and renewable energy. We were assured there had been little effect and the works in regard to the service to people is continuing. The Committee has also met with the Cabinet Secretary for Petroleum and Mining on three occasions to deliberate on the following issues- The net effect on the collapse of oil prices worldwide and in particular Kenya and whether these benefits had passed to wananchi, and plans initiated by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining to distribute free cooking gas cylinders and burners to households, to discourage them from using charcoal and wood. The project has not taken off as successfully as required and the Committee is in pursuit of ensuring that the Ministry accomplished it and extends it to other areas. As I conclude, the Committee intends to carry out the following activities during the next quarter- Conduct an induction of all its Members and visits of its Members to various project installations, to ensure that the power service to this country continues. We shall continue pushing to ensure that wananchi get the right billing for their electrical supply. We also looked at the financial status of the National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOCK), which is not in very good state. The CS is yet to come and assure the Committee on how NOCK will be able to perform. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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