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    "id": 1230929,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1230929/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "West Mugirango, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Stephen Mogaka",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy for this humble opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I thank the Member who has brought this Motion at a very timely moment, and on behalf of the people of West Mugirango, I support. Hon. Deputy Speaker, electricity or energy is everything, and the driver of our economy. Unless the cost of energy is tamed, the cost of production and consequently the cost of living will be unaffordable. To achieve this, it is, indeed, important that we evaluate the production chain to ensure that there are no leakages or ‘haemorrhage’ that is transferred to the ultimate cost of electricity. It is true that Kenya Power being a monopoly has been entering bilateral agreements with independent power producers. First, it prefers purchasing the expensive energy at the expense of the cheap, clean green energy or geothermal power generated by the KenGen, and wind power. So, the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum needs to rise to the occasion. We cannot be relying on hydropower which was brought to this country during the colonial era. Fortunately, Kenya sits on the equator where we enjoy 12 months of sunshine."
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