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    "id": 1511522,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1511522/?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",
        "slug": "george-theuri"
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    "content": "employs about 700 workers, was unable to absorb any new workers this year because of the rising cost of electricity. They have now been forced to consider cutting down on staff. The small enterprises such as the light industries in Umoja and Kariobangi South have closed down because the electricity costs have kept rising. With this Motion, we have an opportunity to bring down those electricity costs. I specifically spoke with the directors of Supa Loaf Bakery and they told me that if they could reduce electricity costs by half, they could employ about 300 people, 100 of them on permanent and pensionable terms. That is the potential impact of this Motion. While we support the Motion, we must issue a caution. I am happy that the Chairman of the Committee is still here. If we do not see a change within six months, the Committee must be willing to punish those IPPS because we will know that they have just looked after themselves and ensured that they have profited from the situation. We must be very careful that if we lift this moratorium, we will benefit Kenyans and create jobs. In six months, which is not a long time from now, we will audit that process to ensure that we have brought down the cost of production, created jobs, and helped ordinary Kenyans to get electricity."
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