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    "content": "I believe, on that regard, the Committee needs to do better and must guide the House in unravelling that mystery. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Recommendation 208 points out certain specific lines that need to be completed. The reason we keep on mentioning these lines is that; for the two times that we had the national blackouts, we were told that it was because of overload on some of those lines. If these lines were completed, we would not be where we are today. They include the Turkwel-Ortum-Kitale Line and the very famous Narok-Bomet Line. Though it may not be admitted publicly, load shedding happens unofficially, that, in certain peak times of the day, you will just find power disappearing. Of course, it may be because some of those citizens may not be as noisy as the others in certain quarters of the country or may not have access to social media and all those things and people do not notice. However, there are parts of this country that are persistently in darkness on many afternoons and certain days of the week. The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) has also been pointed out to be responsible for some of these challenges, especially, on the issue of maintenance of certain old lines which contribute to either blackouts or make it so expensive to evacuate power. They have been asked to come up with a better plan for rehabilitation and maintaining these lines. There was a Gazette Notice on the 21st December, 2019 where KETRACO was to be designated as the system operator within 31 days. That needs to happen as soon as possible so that we can conclude on that particular issue. Still, on this issue of plans, Recommendation No. 214 states: “That all thermal plants install flow meters to monitor the consumption of HF4 and report to the Senate the progress within 60 days”. This is so that we can tell whether this claim of how many litres the owners of these thermal plants continue to make and whether the cost of maintaining those thermal plants is genuine or not. This can only be known if we have a scientific way of measuring. I expect that the Members of the Committee on Energy, who are part and parcel of this House, shall feed us this report within 60 days as they have recommended in this Report. Recommendation 217 states that: “KPLC to issue a 30 days’ notice on intention to terminate PPA with Africa Geothermal International Limited due to inactivity on the area and report to the Senate within 45 days of the adoption of the Report” Again, part of the capture of our energy sector that has happened in the last few decades is where people with briefcase companies walk in and are either given exploration licenses for geothermal or are asked to set up a solar plant. Five or 10 years down the line, you find that they have not been any activity. I appreciate the Committee for pointing out this particular contractor. If they were handed over a site and many years down the line, they have never been able to do a single activity, what is the Ministry still waiting for? I am sure if the same had been given to a competent and genuine business entity and not brokers such as this, they would already The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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