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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abbas",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to second the Motion. As the Chairperson has said, the Committee has done a lot of work in the sector. There are many illegal connections and that has caused us a lot of problems. As you are aware, 87 per cent of this country is connected. However, in most parts of the country like Wajir, Marsabit, and other places in northern Kenya where we come from, people use generators and that is expensive. That also causes a lot of inconveniences. We requested the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum to have those areas connected, especially with green energy. What we found is that transmission of power is costly in this country because of wayleave problems. As the cables pass through various counties, extra charges are made on transmission lines and that increases the cost of production. Many people make money out of it. As a result, a contractor is faced with many challenges. It also takes time to connect some places. There is a power line from Lake Turkana Wind Power going to Suswa which has taken time. It has been delayed because of interventions by various settlements and towns where transmission cables pass through. As a result, a lot of money has been paid and that has caused a delay. Another challenge is that power metres have problems. Suppliers of power metres also delay. Many people have paid for power metres and they have not been delivered."
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