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    "id": 1511447,
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    "speaker_name": "Mwala, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Vincent Musau",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Committee further recommends the following: That within 12 months upon adoption of this Report, Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority institutes a fuel pricing formula for the heavy fuel oils (HFOs) based on international domestic pricing factors and the prices published every 14th day of the month in a gazette notice and websites. The Committee shall initiate an amendment to the Energy Act 2019 to effect this recommendation. The Committee further recommends that all new Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) being onboarded must have energy storage and those existing ones, we are giving them 24 months so that they can also instal energy storage systems. We have a myriad of recommendations, but I want to touch on three more. The Committee recommends that within 12 months following the adoption of this Report and in compliance with Section 37 of the Public Audit Act, the Auditor-General carries a special audit on all thermal power generators like Turkana and Kipeto Wind Power, and tables that Report to this House. We feel we got a raw deal and we want to do an audit to get the actual pricing that we should be paying. These prices that we should be paying is what we are going to force these IPPs to pay. And those who do not comply are going to be terminated. That is the recommendation of the Committee. Further, as I conclude, upon adoption of this Report, the Committee recommends that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the National Police Service (NPS) conduct investigation on possible conflict of interest on the following persons: Mr Patrick Mwaura Nyoike, who served as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum between 2003 and 2012, and as Energy Permanent Secretary for being involved in fast-tracking of processes of PPS between Kenya Power and Lake Turkana, despite concerns raised by the National Treasury that the project required further thought before implementation. All this is documented even with the letters. Secondly, Mr Joseph Njoroge, who served as Managing Director, KPLC from 2007 to 2014, and also as Principal Secretary for Energy and Petroleum from 2015 to 2021. As a Managing Director of Kenya Power, he was implicated in approval of Lake Turkana Wind Power Purchase Agreement, which was signed before the company even obtained a licence to generate electric power. It was also executed without proper legal risk assessment and he was part of the Kenya Power and Lighting Company Board that ignored concerns raised by the World Bank vide board meetings and a letter already documented in our Report. Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me say that our detailed recommendations are in Chapter 5 of the Report. This matter needs a lot of time to be looked at. It has taken us almost one year, therefore, it requires a lot of time for it to be digested. As I conclude, on behalf of the Committee, I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the Office of the Speaker and the Office of the Clerk for the logistical and technical support accorded to the Committee during the inquiry process. Also, I acknowledge the contributions made by various stakeholders. And finally, I wish to express my appreciation to the Hon. Members of the Committee who sacrificed their time and made useful contributions. I also appreciate the secretariat that supported the Committee towards production of this Report. I, therefore, ask this honourable House to support and adopt this Report on the inquiry on the matter of the reduction of cost of electricity. I request my Vice - Chairman, Hon. Lemanken Aramat to second. Thank you."
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