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    "id": 1220606,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1220606/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13589,
        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
        "slug": "maanzo-daniel-kitonga"
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. For a long time, Kenya Power has never taken seriously the issue of power outages. Sometimes there is no notice and then power goes off. You could be having newborns in nurseries and a certain hospital may not have back-up systems or the systems may fail. Not every Kenyan citizen can afford backup systems and food in the fridge ends up going bad. Many Kenyans then suffer huge damages. If there is an outage, institutions like ourselves or any other which consume food that has been stored, suffer wastage. Kenyans have not pursued Kenya Power or sued them. There are outages and yet, they have increased the cost of electricity in the country without explanation. This is a matter that must be taken more seriously than ever before. Probably, the Kenyan community should now become litigants. There should be a massive suit for property lost during outages. At times, the power comes back with such high voltage. It then massively damages electronic equipment in many places and yet, this is still not taken seriously. Kenyans should be treated to power supply, which does not go off. It happens in other parts of the world. It can be done. What is happening with our engineers is criminal negligence. The person bearing the biggest responsibility in this institution, should be prosecuted – either by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) or privately – for such criminal negligence, which amounts to loss of property and lives. Especially for loss of life, I believe a good criminal case will result in responsible officers, stepping aside from their duties until the trial is over. I congratulate the Senator for Embu County for such initiative. He is very familiar with matters Kenya Power for he once generated power."
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