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    "id": 1457897,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1457897/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwala, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Vincent Musau",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The Member for Ijara as well as the Nominated Member, Hon. Umulkher Harun sought Statements. Since the requests were similar, we merged the responses. Following the letter dated 8th May 2024, referenced NS to DDC/ Energy/ COR/2024/019, the National Assembly requested the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Petroleum to make submissions on Statements by a Member of Parliament for Ijara Constituency, Hon. Abdi Ali, MP and the Nominated Member, Hon. Umulkher, regarding power to Masalani and Ijara Wards in Ijara Constituency. The following are submissions on the Statements as requested: Firstly, measures that the Government has put in place to ensure the residents of Masalani and Ijara wards have access to reliable electricity. Currently, Masalani and Ijara wards in Ijara Constituency are connected to the grid and supplied by 33KV Masalani feeder from Garsen220/33KV Substation. The line down on concrete poles has a length of approximately 190 kilometres. Garsen 220/33KV Substation has been off supply since April 2024 when the power supply transmission towers were swept away by floods at the River Sabaki. This necessitated power to be supplied via 33KV Line from Kakuyuni 220/33KV Substation, which is just before Malindi. This resulted into low voltages in Lamu and Tana River counties due to the longer The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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