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"speaker_name": "Gichugu, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Gichimu Githinji",
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"content": "First, energy is a key driver of economy in this country, just like fuel. When the cost of electricity is very high, then the economy is suppressed in a big way. For example, I have been a member of the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Co-operatives both in the 12th and 13th Parliaments, and one of the issues that the industrialists have been grappling with is the cost of electricity. If as Kenyans we want to have jobs for our youth in this country, one of the issues that must be addressed is the cost of electricity. Investors have been shying away from Kenya. Kenya is very strategic in terms of investments, but the cost of power makes investors go to the neighbouring countries where power is cheaper. This matter has been brought up severally by Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) and various players in the field, but it is an issue that the Departmental Committee on Energy in Parliament should take up and investigate why power is very costly in this country."
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