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    "id": 1120829,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it has hit the roofs. Many people who used to pay bills of even Kshs1,000 are now paying it in tens of thousands. How do you expect ordinary citizens to adapt to these things? We are told despite paying all these bills that KPLC is in the red. The last financial year they made a pre-tax loss of Kshs7 billion. Who is he that is munching this amount of money? The KPLC is Government-owned. Of course, there are private shareholders but we must get down to the detail. In fact, I want to propose that when Members of the Committee on Energy have a session to interview people from KPLC, let them bring to the public the power purchase agreements that have been signed. This is so that Kenyans know who these people who are overcharging us for their power are. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the law of contract is simple. It cannot force you to be in contract with someone who is not meeting their end of the bargain. If you find the cost of power according to these power purchase agreements from the independent power producers are extremely expensive, I believe as a people, we are at luxury to terminate them. Therefore, let them be brought before us. We know and Members of this Committee know. I say this because I used to serve in the Committee on Energy. We had asked these questions and pushed KPLC to a point where they were almost divulging this information. However, since I left that Committee I have not seen that matter being brought to light. Kenyans deserve to know who these independent power producers are. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, why are they are so special that even when we have geothermal generated power that is cheaper, cleaner and lean, we are not supposed to purchase before we first complete purchases from these independent power producers? We need to know who these people are and how powerful they are. We need to look at them. Those documents need to be tabled before the people of the Republic of Kenya through their representatives in this House. Therefore, I agree with my colleagues that have said let us not lose sight of the reason why we are here. The reason why we are here is to first, express our displeasure at the conduct of these two CSs. Most importantly is to address this issue on the cost of power and fuel. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I hope our colleagues and I think this is something that maybe we should have included in the Motion, that within the next 14 days or even less, our Committee on Energy should come back to this House with their findings. This is so that we support them and ensure that eventually we bring down the cost of fuel and power in this country to levels that are bearable for citizens. Thank you."
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