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    "id": 1056967,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Linturi",
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        "legal_name": "Franklin Mithika Linturi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support Sen. Khaniri’s Statement. It is worth noting that power outages are not only a common phenomenon in Vihiga. Meru is one of the worst hit counties in terms of power outages despite there being some sub-stations within the county, especially in Maua where I come from. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have stayed without power. I have a generator which runs my house yet I have KPLC next to my door. So, the problem that we are talking about cuts across this country. As the Committee looks into this matter, there are a few other things that they must bring to the attention of this country. This is because a lot of resources have been channeled to KPLC through various agencies to make sure that power distribution in the country is effective, efficient and accessible to most common citizens. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I remember when I was a Member of the National Assembly, every constituency used to put in around Kshs15 to 30 million as what we used to call a matching facility for provision of power in our constituency. This money was, in my view, a grant to KPLC. Therefore, I want the Committee to further find out what the return on that direct investment by our constituency to KPLC is. This is because KPLC is half private and half Government. Money that has been put into it by way of National Government- Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF), grants and others must be reflected by way of how much KPLC pays to the exchequer every financial year if at all, they are making any profit. I have never had an opportunity to interrogate their accounts. If they are not making any profits, it is unfortunate. We do not expect this to change in the near future if that is the situation. The country is waiting to see what will be done beyond the power outages. This is because the power bills are so expensive. The economy is doing badly and our hustlers down there are unable to access or pay for power. They are being disconnected every time and so they cannot run their kiosks. Things are bad. I thank Sen. Khaniri for bringing this Statement. It has come at the right time."
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