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    "id": 1511520,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1511520/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Embakasi West, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mark Mwenje",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1429,
        "legal_name": "George Theuri",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The issue of PPAs and the cost of electricity is such a huge concern for us, especially in urban constituencies because we are the largest consumers. Despite achieving 100 per cent electricity connectivity in our urban areas, several slums in my constituency, such as Cotton City, still lack proper electricity connections. One of the reasons for this is the prevalence of illegal connections and the high cost of electricity. It is particularly unfair that while Buru Buru has power, the slum located just behind it remains in darkness. This disparity highlights the unjust nature of our current situation. The issue at hand is the tariffs and the cost of electricity. I would like to confine myself to Embakasi West Constituency. Out of the five Embakasi constituencies, I represent the most industrious one. In Embakasi West, we have notable businesses such as Tononoka Steels Limited, which specialises in steel products, Supa Loaf Bakery, which produces bread, Steel Stuctures Limited, the New Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC) and so is the Coca-Cola Company. Even the Kenya Power technical headquarters known as Juja are right outside my constituency. They are actually outside my home yet the cost of electricity to those specific companies is so high that they have been cutting down on staff year in, year out. A company like Tononoka Steels Limited, which"
}