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    "id": 1056982,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1056982/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First, I thank Sen. Khaniri for bringing this very important Statement to the House. Anybody who uses power in any part of this country will affirm that power that is being provided by Kenya Power is the most unreliable. If we go down memory lane, we know that privatization has made life easier for many Kenyans. If we never allowed companies like Safaricom and Airtel to set foot in Kenya, we would not be having access to communication through mobile phones the way we are do. Unless we solve the problem of monopoly by Kenya Power, we will continue to have problems. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know why this country cannot learn from other jurisdictions. I was a student of Geography and when I was in form six, and if there is anybody who went through the A-Level system of education, we had a programme that was introduced by President Franklin Roosevelt in Tennessee Valley Authority. It was a whole chapter. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was set up with the aim of not only controlling floods, but also providing a source of power to Americans who were living in the state of Tennessee. If you check today, Tennessee Valley provides the cheapest source of power to the national grid in America. If we allow liberalization in this country, you will be surprised that we will access power much cheaper than what we are paying to Kenya Power today. 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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