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    "id": 1378850,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wakili Sigei",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to also add my voice to the report by the Standing Committee on Energy. From the very onset, I confirm that I support the Report by this Committee. This is for the obvious reason of the centrality of electricity and energy within our sectors of production or in our households, where, without electricity, we are limited in how much we do. The Chairperson of this Committee has run the House through the Report and its recommendations. Indeed, it has been confirmed that the sector has certain challenges. If those recommendations were to be implemented, we would bring down the cost of electricity, enhance the supply of power across the country, and by extension, support so many industries, households, and institutions in terms of doing what they are supposed to at any given time. Of particular interest is Recommendation No.3, which spoke about the completion of several transmission lines. This will support the transmission of power to very specific places. The Senator for Nyamira County, Sen. Omogeni, indicated to the House that one single supply line in Chemosit supplies up to about five counties. It is more than five counties. At any given time when there are blackouts, it is not because of lack of power, but the inability of the transmission line to serve all the five counties. Therefore, this means that industries, households or institutions that are going to be denied power at such a time; when there is inability for the transmission line to share, are going to suffer. For instance, the county I represent is a victim of that blackout due to the inability of the transmission line. If the recommendations that have been made by this Committee are going to be implemented, in this case, they have proposed a timeline of one year, then they will serve a lot of the areas that have been in most cases deprived of operations because of the inability of the transmission line to serve them. 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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