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    "id": 1476748,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kisang",
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        "legal_name": "William Kipkemoi Kisang",
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    "content": "During the period under review, the committee held a total of 28 sittings, during which it considered and concluded on one Bill and one inquiry. Attached in the statement is a schedule of the legislative business undertaken by the committee during this period. Mr. Speaker, Sir, during the period under review, the committee considered and concluded nine statements. Six statements are pending before the committee and we have scheduled to meet the Cabinet Secretary after his familiarization tour of the Ministry, because we have a new Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Energy who was appointed recently during formation of the broad-based system of Government. In addition, the committee finalized its inquiry into the tragic Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) explosion that occurred in Mradi area of Nairobi County on 1st February, 2024. In the previous session, the committee concluded an inquiry into the high cost of electricity in the country. We went around and met stakeholders. There are recommendations that the committee has made, including unlocking a memorandum put in by the National Assembly on issuance of new Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). There is a Motion before this House. We will be requesting the Senate to resolve to unlock that memorandum so that the Ministry of Energy and Kenya Power (KP) will go ahead and unlock this issue. This will ensure we do not run short of electricity in the near future because with the Affordable Housing Programme that is going on, we anticipate there will be many people who would want to join the grid in the next one or two years. As I conclude, I wish to highlight a significant challenge that has severely constrained the committee's operations. As you are aware, the Senate was hit by budget cuts. Since July to date, the committee has not been able to go for any retreat or even meet outside the precincts of Parliament because of lack of resources. I hope the Liaison Committee and the Senate Business Committee (SBC) will sit down and resolve these issues, so that we can undertake business outside the precincts of Parliament. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I believe that is what we had. I wish to table the statement."
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