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    "id": 139329,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/139329/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Keter",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Energy",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Charles Cheruiyot Keter",
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    "content": "Likewise, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank the Chair and the Departmental Committee on Energy, Communication and Information for their constant communication and advice. I want to thank honorable Members of Parliament for constantly raising issues and showing the way forward in the development of the energy sector. Kenya has been considered among the top in Africa, compared to Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa. Kenya is the best on this side of East and Central Africa. But wherever we go out, it is, indeed, a shame that we are talking about a generation capacity of about 1,200 megawatts. Countries like South Africa are talking about 50,000 megawatts. Therefore, as a country, we need to channel our resources in the right direction. I want to reiterate what the Chair of the Committee said; that by reducing funds to this Ministry, we will impact on our development programmes. We are embarking on so many projects. For example, we are starting coal plants, the development of 600 megawatts in Mombasa, the solar projects, wind, geothermal and hydro-electric power generation. Therefore, with the reduction of the money from the Exchequer, it will negatively impact on us. But, with the little resources that we have, we will utilize them."
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