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    "id": 1459437,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kisii County, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Dorice Donya",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Energy regarding the increased theft and vandalism of Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) infrastructure in the country, particularly in Kisii County. On the morning of Tuesday, 7th May 2024, the entire Kisii County was plunged into power outage after a suspected gang attacked the KETRACO power station in Kegati Substation and vandalised key power equipment. This attack caused major losses in businesses and lives due to the disruption of the operation of critical life-support equipment in hospitals. Cases of theft and vandalism of power transmission equipment are not new in Kisii County and other parts of the country. Sadly, KETRACO seems to be doing little to avert this rampant menace. It is unfortunate to note that on the fateful day of theft and vandalism of power transmission equipment at Kegati Substation, the Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras were not in place, thereby making it difficult to identify and track perpetrators of the destructive acts. It is against this background that I request the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Energy to apprise the House on the following: 1. The strategies that the Ministry intends to implement to track down and prosecute all KETRACO infrastructure vandals. 2. The action plans the Ministry has put in place to ensure proper security measures for the expensive KETRACO equipment that has cost a lot of taxpayers’ money. 3. Support mechanisms that the Ministry is instituting to aid businesses, hospitals and citizens whose daily operations are negatively affected by the power outages. The diabetic patients who use insulin do not have power. That is a great injustice to the patients. Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker."
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