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    "id": 1115167,
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    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "The 12th Parliament will be remembered just like the way the 9th Parliament was remembered during the Goldenberg, Anglo Leasing and the death of Robert Ouko, because of the kind of investigations they did. Let the 12th Parliament be remembered for bringing to book the owners of these companies who stole close to Kshs400 billion for not supplying. As this Committee retreats, it should not do a cosmetic or public relations exercise. I have a lot of information and I am waiting for the Committee’s Report. This morning, I attended an online meeting and a presentation was done by the National Treasury, but the Cabinet Secretary disappeared. He is very notorious; he disappeared this morning and sent his Principal Secretary (PS). I have the Report by the PS and of all the 15 questions asked, and he only answered one. On the other 14 questions, he said the National Treasury was not aware of them. In fact, the Solicitor- General came to the Committee this morning to protect certain IPPs. This House must rise to the occasion and the people who made Kenyans pay high power bills must be forced to return that money, there must be force. Hon. Speaker, I am sure from the experience you have on this matter, three questions must be answered by this Committee when they sit. One, who are the real owners of these IPPs, whether public servants or private citizens? Two, this Committee must bring to this House how much each company was paid as a capacity charge for not supplying. Three, how will Kenya Power pay the Kshs23 billion they owe KenGen, yet they have been paying the IPPs frequently? Hon. Speaker, you saw that when I raised this matter, everybody went into motion. There was panic in the country and Kenya Power became the centre of attraction. So, where there is smoke, there is fire. I want you to direct – and I know our Chairperson will do his best – so that this House brings to book the culprits behind the rip-off of Kenya Power. There are people who have been eating and making Kenyans pay high power bills while they make their pockets heavy. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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