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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Davis Chirchir",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir and Sen. Abdul Haji. We will do our best during this holy month of Ramadhan to sustain those areas. This is because of the kind of lifestyle during the month of Ramadhan to make sure that people are comfortable, the air conditioning in our homes is working and so on and so forth. Like I said again, I am here with the CEO for Kenya Power. We are listening and we will act on that We have local transformer manufacturers. I think today, hon. Members, the requirements for importing transformers into the country are so difficult against local manufacturers. In fact, all transformers come out of local manufacturing. I do not know how much local it is in terms of assembling and manufacturing because you know transformer would be a coiling. We might not manufacture copper. So, it might be difficult to answer the question of how much raw materials is manufactured and how much is for assembling. However, the point today is that all transformers that come into the Kenyan market are locally manufactured particularly up to a certain kilowatt rating. The big transformers that we might not have the capacity comes from outside and we are building capacity for the local industry to be able to do that. We have a very stringent inspection and certification process. Kenya Power work with the local manufacturer transformer companies to ensure that we support them in this endeavour and, therefore, localize and create jobs for our industry. However, the point is, it would be difficult of 100 new transformers coming into the market, to get five imported transformers. It is basically locally manufactured."
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