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    "id": 1056971,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. Thank you, Sen. Khaniri for bringing this Statement. Power outage is everywhere in this country including the Lavington, Karen and Wajir areas of this world. Everywhere there is power outage. Sometimes what I do not understand in public sector is; if somebody does not deliver, why are you keeping them there? This problem of Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has been there for some time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in my county, for example, every year during Ramadhan time, there is complete power outage. Sometimes you just wonder whether they work with the devil. There is no other explanation. Marsabit County produces 210 megawatts of electricity. Wajir County is a neighbor to Marsabit County. What is the problem of just pulling that power from Marsabit County to Wajir County? This is so that people of Wajir County can feel part of this country and be served as well. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if it does not work, do something about it. Why are we not fully privatizing KPLC? Let the Government sell it if it cannot provide power. Provision of power should be privatized. There are people who can invest in Wajir County, for example, start billing and they can get power. Like I said here another time, power outage has been in Wajir County since I was in primary school. Can you imagine what kind of a situation this is, that year in, year out there is nothing being done? Mr. Speaker, Sir, if we could have privatized, even the cost of energy would have come down significantly. There is also a problem with the billing system of KPLC. Not only do they charge you highly but you wonder where that money goes because KPLC is a money looting machine. We are just watching as it loses money, yet what they charge and the output does not correlate at all. Where does all these money that we pay go to? In this House, we talk about a problem. From 2018 to date, there is no town that either Sen. (Dr.) Ali or I have not brought a Statement on, in this House, regarding power outages in Wajir County, but nothing has been done. Why are we wasting our time debating here if our contributions do not account for anything? Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is high time that KPLC is dealt with decisively. This is so that Kenyans do not lose their resources to a money losing venture. How long can the Government finance? This country is full of clean energy. There is enough solar and 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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