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    "id": 1211080,
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    "speaker_name": "Laikipia County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jane Kagiri",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker for the guidance. Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware that the cost of electricity has been at an all-time high affecting the cost of living and doing business; acknowledging that the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (Kenya Power), a public limited company procures electricity from the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), another public limited company, a Government-owned company and from Independent Power Producers (IPPs); recognising that Kenya Power has entered into Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with both KenGen and IPPs and procures power from them at unregulated rates; noting that there is need to regulate all IPPs in the country and publicise their locations, stakeholders, directors, management and their addresses, and agreements entered into with Kenya Power; cognisant that recommendations from past task force reports relating to power purchase and rates have not been implemented; deeply concerned that Kenya Power has in the past procured a large quantity of power from the IPPs at a greater cost rather than from KenGen, leading to higher cost of power; cognisant of the fact that there is need to put in place policies, strategies and regulatory measures for better planning to moderate the cost of electricity and enable access to energy by all particularly in the manufacturing sector to ease the cost of production and doing business, this House, therefore, resolves that: The Departmental Committee on Energy undertakes an inquiry into the operations of Kenya Power in relation to agreements entered with IPPs, factors affecting the cost of electricity including over-reliance on IPPs against available renewable and other energy sources and measures to reduce it and submit a report to the House within 120 days. In the meantime, the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum and Kenya Power should not enter into new contracts with IPPs until the House makes a resolution of the matter. Informed by the reports of previous task-forces on the matter, the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum engages in negotiations with power producers with a view to reducing the cost of power. The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum and Kenya Power develops suitable strategies for engagement with the IPPs in order to provide relief for electricity consumers and ensure the long-term viability and sustainability of the energy sector. Thank you, Hon. Speaker:"
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