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    "id": 1378828,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me an opportunity to also make my contribution to this report. I have no hesitation in supporting this report because I am adversely affected by the inefficiencies of power generation. I begin by thanking Sen. Wamatinga, the Chairperson of this Committee. I declare my interest that once this Report is fully implemented, I will be the first beneficiary. Mr. Speaker Sir, Sen. Cheruiyot and I get power from one line with the substation in Chemosit. That one line with 132,000 KVA supplies five counties including Kericho, Nyamira, Kisii, Migori and Homa Bay. Often when there is high electricity demand, especially in the evening, you get what they call power loading. We are forced to be switched off because this one line cannot supply all consumers in those counties. So, I suspect that if Sen. Cheruiyot is in Kericho, he will tell Kenya Power to switch off the people of Nyamira in the evening. I hope that recommendation number three, that the 132 KV; Narok- Bomet line be completed within the next year should be implemented as soon as yesterday. This is the line that will reduce the overload from those five counties. Hopefully will be separated from Kericho and maybe Homabay so that we can have enough power in the County of Nyamira. Often, I get complaints from many of the people who live in the County of Nyamira especially those who reside in Borabu Constituency. They get switched off at the peak hours of doing business. Those who have workshops cannot generate enough income every day because of power outages. I hope that the Ministry that participated when the Committee was undertaking this exercise will fully partner with Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO), Geothermal and ensure that these recommendations are implemented. Mr. Speaker Sir, secondly as a country, we need to make some hard decisions. The idea of Kenya Power having a monopoly does not serve the interest of this country. This is a matter that has been debated year in, year out but we have not made hard decisions. 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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