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"speaker_name": "Mr. Davis Chirchir",
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"content": "Jayne Kihara, Member for Naivasha, karibu. We can still have a cup of tea, but I want to confirm that KETRACO is also 100 per cent financed by Government. We currently have pending bills for wayleave acquisitions of up to Ksh19 billion. I was in the House for a while with the CEO for KETRACO, Dr Mativo, but the Principal Secretary is here. We will work to ensure that those customers that gave us wayleave between Ethiopia to Suswa to build that line are compensated as budget is made available. This line is important. During the last long drought, we have been picking up to 200 megawatts of power from Ethiopia. That is what kept our country from load-shedding, unlike what we saw in our neighbouring countries where load-shedding was up to 8 to 12 hours, not forgetting about the expensive power. On the Question by the Member for Kesses, the design has been done. Again, like I have said earlier, we will work together to ensure that we provide a budget and run through those connections. If the designs have been done, we should be able to run through that very quickly. On when we are opening a Kenya Power office in Mochongoi in Baringo, Bwana Principal Secretary, we will take that as an assignment and confirm if Mochongoi or Baringo South needs a Kenya Power Office. We will take that up if it makes economic sense. The Member for Elgeyo Marakwet asked about the Last Mile Connectivity Programme. I have talked about that. So, I will go to the question asked by the Member for Endebess, Hon. (Dr.) Pukose on when we are retiring the Muhoroni Power Plant. On this one, I also want to talk to Hon. Victor Koech for Chepalungu Constituency. We have funding. Olkaria Geothermal Plant has been a great resource for this country. Today, we power in our country, with up 45 The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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