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    "id": 1230967,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1230967/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kibwezi West, MCCP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mwengi Mutuse",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I also want to thank Hon. Jane Kagiri for bringing this Motion and for donating part of her time for me to make my contribution. I will make my contribution specifically on three issues: first, as we look at the high cost of electricity, we also need to look at the high cost of connection to new customers. In my constituency, I have seen someone who has built a new home worth Ksh400,000 or Ksh500,000, but when they apply to be connected to power, they are given a quotation of Ksh1.6 million by KP. Where do you get that money from? So, as the Committee sits to look at the high cost of electricity, it should also consider the cost of new connections. This country has been treated to a policy that was called the Last Mile Connectivity, where people were supposed to pay Ksh15,000. So, we need to look at the cost of installation. In addition to examining the price of electricity, we must also solve the billing conundrum. Kenyans remark that the bills are extremely excessive, but Kenya Power, which charges them and which they faithfully pay, is also incurring losses. Every other time, the company's financial statements indicate that it is incurring losses. Where is the money going to? The energy industry must have been monopolised by cartels, according to any reasonable person's imagination. We must bring down the cartels so that the energy sector operates for the public's benefit and not for private profiteers'. I support the Motion."
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