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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungatana, MGH",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me two minutes. I will go straight to the point. The IPPs who signed very punitive and unconscionable contracts against the people of Kenya were officers within the Government. They were working in the energy sector and were mandated to protect Kenyans. However, instead of doing that, they colluded to create such contracts. That is why one has to still pay for the units even when they are not being consumed, as the Chairperson of the Committee on Energy has said. We need to pick it up from what the Chairperson has said. We have to establish the people who signed the contract. We should know who did these mistakes. Are these people now relaxing somewhere as we bear the cost, like Sen. Sifuna has said? We are all suffering because some people deliberately colluded with these IPPs to corruptly acquire wealth. All the people who entered this industry at that time when they were creating artificial shortages made billions of shillings. Some of these contracts are supposed to last for 27 years. The people who signed these contracts are enjoying themselves as the rest of this country pays the debt. I encourage the Committee on Energy to correct this historical injustice. It is the only way for us to set the standard for the people who will serve in this industry in the future. They will learn to stick to the mandate given to them by the people of Kenya and act in their best interest and not in the way these people did."
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