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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nyambati",
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        "legal_name": "Walter Enock Osebe Nyambati",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to contribute. I stand to support this Vote. I must, first of all, begin by thanking the Minister for Energy, the Assistant Ministers and the officials in that Ministry for the wonderful job that they have done. I must singularly say that the work so far done by the REA and the KPLC has been amazing. We recently came from a tour of Nyanza where we witnessed the opening of Sondu Miriu power generation plant. I want to thank KenGen for that wonderful job that they have done. I want to also say here and now, that there is no country which will develop until and unless it has the power in terms of electricity and other forms of energy. The leadership shown by the Ministry in this area is appreciated. I want to tell the Minister for Finance that we cannot just ask the Ministry to supply us with what we want if we cannot fund that Ministry appropriately. Our Vision 2030 cannot be achieved if we do not electrify our rural areas which form the backbone of this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I come from an area which is quite disadvantaged in terms of electricity supply. This is my constituency, Kitutu Masaba. I come from a place with almost 300 schools but not even ten have electricity. It is amazing that other areas have these facilities but others do not. I would like to urge the Ministry to ensure that we all benefit almost equally in the entire country. There are a lot of disparities when it comes to the allocation of funds and such things. As I said, it is the duty of this House to ensure that we fund the Ministry appropriately to be able to deliver what we are asking. We are thinking of increasing our capacity to generate electricity through geothermal power, wind power and solar power. This cannot be done until and unless there is enough funding for the Ministry. I also want to ask the Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited (KPLC) to assist our people access electricity in rural areas. Sometimes there is electricity in an area but the poor people cannot afford this. This could be because the installation of electricity meters is too expensive. I do not know whether it is Kshs35, 000 or what. However, I would want the KPLC to look into this issue and see whether there is a possibility of reducing the cost of installation of meters so that our people can afford to install electricity in their homes."
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