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    "id": 1219545,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1219545/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mandago",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kiplagat Jackson Mandago",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Statement by Sen. Faki of Mombasa, on the disconnection of power in Coast General Hospital, by Kenya Power. Kenya Power has had a tendency of disconnecting electricity to critical installations, particularly in counties and the audacity to try and force counties to pay bills, some of which need verification. I stand here to say that a number of bills that Kenya Power sends to counties are not accurate. They are inflated. What they bill counties have been found to be higher than actual consumption, whenever an audit or reconciliation is carried out by county government staff. It is, therefore, wrong for Kenya Power to disconnect power to a critical installation like a hospital. Hospitals have Intensive Care Units (ICU) and nurseries for children that are born premature. Is Kenya Power intentionally killing those children, whose parents and doctors have worked to ensure that their lives are saved using provided technology that is run by electricity? The behaviour by Kenya Power of disconnecting electricity to critical installations must be stopped. In any case, Kenya Power has caused citizens of this country to run into losses because of errant electrical supply. So many people have lost their fridges, television and radio sets. No Kenyan has ever decided to stop consuming power from Kenya Power. They should be sensitive on things that touch on human life. In future, we should consider as a nation to remove the monopoly of Kenya Power by inviting other players to supply and distribute power in this country. I support the Statement by Sen. Faki."
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