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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Mohamed",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, that is not the way to do things. Kenya Power and Lighting Company is a very important institution in our country. It is a public listed company and, therefore, this House oversees it. Many people have defaulted in paying their bills, and it is not only the Nairobi City County Government. If you cannot afford to pay your bills, it is proper that you negotiate with the person you owe. You do not use other means to intimidate and compel them to let you go with their money. I stand here to condemn that matter because it is a primitive, uncouth and irresponsible way of dealing with an issue. Of late, the Nairobi City County Government has been doing a good job of cleaning the city and removing kiosks that have encroached on public pavements. However, the acts they did on Monday are unacceptable. Leader of the Majority Party, you agree with me on this. How can you, at this time, intimidate a Government institution? Even though some of the major shareholders of Kenya Power are private, including some Members of this House, it is still a Government institution. I am informed that they will get very good dividends this Financial Year because Kenya Power is doing very well. There is a Member who is not in the House now, but he is a serious investor in that place. That is very good because we also aspire to be there. However, I do not know how somebody who is younger than me achieved that. I am really worried. I need to pull up my socks and do something."
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