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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo-Ayacko",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I believe the problem that we have is also with KPLC. This Dispatch Box seems to be linked to KPLC, which is a problematic animal. I am glad that the Chair of the Committee, Sen. (Eng.) Maina is here. One time, I had the privilege of being the Minister for Energy. We noticed that KPLC suffers from two kinds of losses. That is technical losses that lead to power outages and commercial losses. So, KPLC is a loss-making entity. However, this should not be the case because it is a monopoly and is supported heavily by the National Treasury, which borrows and guarantees money to it to improve services to Kenyans yet it is unable to do so. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as we speak, last week, my wife who runs my electricity bills found that KPLC changed one of the bills for her hotel to her personal name and in order to get it back, they wanted her to pay Kshs10,000. They change your bill without requesting and demand Kshs10,000 from you. She had to look for the money, give it to them and later on request for a refund. I request the Chair of the Committee on Energy to seriously deal with KPLC. They are good at disconnecting people’s power supply and not responding to their requests yet year in, year out, they plead to the Government to give them our money to guarantee loans that they have taken from our money. They should tell us whether they 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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