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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkei",
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    "content": "even do reticulation. I have heard my colleagues saying that we end the monopoly of KPC. The monopoly of KPC ended when the Constitution of Kenya 2010 was promulgated. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, under the Fourth Schedule on the functions of the county government, counties and individuals as well have power to generate electricity. What we have are cartels who issue licenses. The Energy Act has not been conformed to the same standard it was envisaged with in the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. I put it on record to the Kenyans who have not read the Constitution on generation of electricity. Vihiga and Nandi counties and individuals as well can generate electricity. The only problem is that the regulatory body has been frustrated in all instances. We can generate electricity at any given point, but the question is on the regulations that have been delayed. The issue of the Energy Act has not been reviewed to reflect the intent and its purpose. The purposive interpretation of the Fourth Schedule on definitions of county governments should have ensured that one can do reticulation and can sue for electricity generation so that there is no monopoly of Kenya Power. That was the whole point. Mr. Deputy Speaker, I only have five points. Secondly, we need to move from hydro-electricity generation and discuss the option of nuclear energy. I know that is a very contentious issue. We now have the Kenya Nuclear Regulatory Authority (KNRA) so that we have energy sufficiency. We cannot talk about Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) without looking at the sufficiency of energy. There is a common saying in the social media among the youth that when it rains, electricity i nahama . It is like when it rains, they remove clothes from the clothes line because electricity disappears when it rains. Some of us do not live in homes, but residences. Whenever I am at home in my palatial residence in Mosoriot, I experience continuous interruption of electricity which can run to days and weeks, yet I am somebody in the society. What about the ordinary “Wanjikus” who cannot access or call KPC? I know there is a region in this country where there are faulty transformers in the other sector. However, I am talking about a faulty KPC generator and no one has given an explanation as to what happened to date. I expected this Report to address those faulty generators. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a number of primary schools in Nandi County who suffer because of these faulty generators. Even next to my house, I cannot access electricity. I am now moving to the solar energy for lighting because KPC does not have sufficient energy to supply. If we cannot have hydro-electricity, then we need to move to nuclear energy. We have the necessary legislation and are members of international agencies of nuclear energy. The reason we have been cautious is because of international challenges and the perception of nuclear energy has not been cordial as well. Thirdly, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I expected the Committee to direct the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to zero rate all solar products. Even as the President is pushing us to"
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