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    "id": 1223971,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1223971/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kisang",
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        "legal_name": "William Kipkemoi Kisang",
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    "content": "I thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir, for this opportunity to comment on the Statement by Sen. Joe Nyutu. The Last Mile Connectivity Project was a very noble program that was started by the last regime to connect all public institutions and villages. It is unfortunate that phases one, two, and three of the World Bank funded projects collapsed while others stalled along the way. This Statement is timely. We need to ensure that Kenya Power gives us a status report of Last-Mile Connectivity Project in all the counties. There are counties that have way below 50 per cent connectivity rate so they need affirmative action. If possible, our colleagues in the National Assembly should allocate resources to ensure those counties receive affirmative action. There are counties that generate power but do not have the power. Counties such as Marsabit, Turkana and other counties in the Northern part of the country have been in darkness for long. Those counties are using thermal energy, yet they have solar power. To achieve middle-income status and a developed economy, we need power. We cannot achieve this if some counties and constituencies are still below 10 per cent in connectivity rates. This is a good Statement. We need to push and ensure that our people get power."
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