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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Some of these things are shocking because what we should be doing is that, we should have policies that encourage renewable energy. Industrialization is part of President Uhuru’s agenda for this country. However, if you look at the incentives of including 14 per cent VAT for renewable energy, it makes energy more expensive. If you go back to the use of fossil energy, that means you are making electricity much more expensive. If you make electricity much more expensive, then you are curtailing the development of industries in this country. In counties like Wajir, most of our boreholes rely on solar energy to bring water out of the boreholes. If you increase the VAT 14 per cent on those, it tells us that we cannot get water. We already have water scarcity in our county. This will also impact innovation because there are many youths who are innovating around renewable energy, given that it creates employment. With COVID-19 in place, unemployment has increased. It is self-defeating. The more you create industries, the more you will be able to generate revenue from their sales. When you make the input expensive, it means you are making--- 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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