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    "id": 1277088,
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    "speaker_name": "Mbeere North, DP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ruku GK",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, acknowledging that, Kenya Vision 2030 identifies energy as an enabler to achieving social, economic and political pillars and that access to affordable, reliable and quality power is crucial for economic growth and development; aware that, prompt connectivity to affordable and stable electricity power is an essential enabler for spurring rural economies, thus contributing to national growth and development towards attainment of the Vision 2030; recognising that, the Kenya Power Company Limited is the national electricity utility company responsible for connection and billing of electricity to customers throughout the country and it also undertakes electricity licensing, metering, billing, offering emergency electricity services and customer relations; concerned that the cost of electricity in the country has increased significantly over the years thus burdening households and industrial users with high costs of production; further concerned that the protracted chain of stages that characterise the processing of new electricity connections, coupled with delays in importation of critical electricity connection equipment such as transformers, conductors and meters overseas causes a red tape that results in inordinate delays in concluding new connections to electricity; considering that the convoluted process of connection to electricity and attendant management challenges that grapple the Kenya Power in managing electricity in the country bear serious implications on cost of living and retard economic growth by making businesses less competitive thereby diverting potential investments to other economies in the region; cognisant of the fact that, Government-to-Government procurement is an important factor in trading and efforts towards increased economic integration and bears better outcomes in curbing supplies hitches, in order to increase operational efficiency and impacting the overall prices of electricity, this House resolves that the Ministry of Energy to – 1. formulate a policy framework for government-to-government agreements to facilitate local assembly of essential equipment for electricity connections such as transformers, conductors, meters and other attendant equipment in order to address unwarranted supply hitches and to guarantee quality assurance of the equipment; and, 2. formulate management contracts with contractors with private entities to manage power connections and billing services on behalf of the Kenya Power with a view to enhancing efficiency. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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