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    "id": 1230938,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1230938/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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    "content": "The second factor we must consider is efficiency. Efficiency is an essential aspect of management. The greater your inefficiency, the greater your management costs and administrative expenses. The greater the procurement inefficiency, the greater the costs. Who endures the expense when issues of poor management arise? It is the consumer of power that bears the costs. When we put in place a management team at Kenya Power (KP), do we look at their ability to manage effectively and efficiently? The two words – “effective” and “efficient” – have different meanings. You can be very effective, but not efficient. That is because you might produce what we want and in the quality that we want, but you might do it at the highest cost. In that case, you are effective, but not efficient. That is the problem that we have at KP. Some of the management decisions that have been made only focus on production and distribution of power without looking at the efficiency level that is required. That is something the Committee needs to investigate. They should conduct an inquiry at KP to understand the efficiency levels. What is the real cost of one unit of power? There could be costs and also the “real” costs. What is the real cost in terms of the most efficient level of production?"
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