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    "id": 1511502,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1511502/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Thika Town, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Alice Ng’ang’a",
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    "content": " Yes, only for one minute. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me first say that I thank the Committee and the Hon. Chairperson for coming up with this Report. It is true that in Africa, especially in East Africa, and specifically in Kenya, the cost of power is very expensive. Last night at 2 pm, I purchased power for Ksh15,000 only for Ksh10,000 to go to the intended purpose then the other Ksh5,000 went to what was called 'other charges'. You can imagine that kind of high percentage in terms of cost. It is true we are going to lift this moratorium, but I will keep this message with me, Hon. Chairperson, Kawaya. It is so that I confirm if, indeed, we lift this moratorium, it will reflect in people’s bills. I would like to tell you the reason many businesses in our Republic are going down: it is because power is very expensive. If you relate the consumption of power to the profit you make in business, that is when you realise how expensive power is in this country. The House will support the lifting of the moratorium, but it will be a matter of giving you a very short period of time. If things do not change, we will know that whatever decision we came up with was not the right one. We should not say we are lifting the moratorium and nothing changes"
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