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    "id": 1554430,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1554430/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kinangop, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Thuku Kwenya",
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        "legal_name": "Zachary Kwenya Thuku",
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    "content": "for fully assembled transformers and the other for parts. This is so that we are exempt from duty on imported parts but still impose a duty on fully assembled transformers. By so doing, we will be promoting local manufacturing. That component of the assembly would mean some jobs for some young people in this country. Although this is a misstep we made when we passed the same in the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, we should go further by introducing a new HS code for imported parts so that we cure this Bill and still win in terms of raising revenue and discouraging importation of fully assembled transformers. The issue of electricity in this country is quite a big one, especially in Kinangop Constituency, which I represent. The level of connectivity is slightly above 50 per cent. If we want to achieve 100 per cent connectivity, a lot needs to be done by this House. We should especially call out Kenya Power and Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) so that we do not have slacks and delays where once a project is done, by the time one agency is transferring it to the next, there are long and many delays. The delays are either because Kenya Power has an issue with how the design was done or because they do not have connecting meters. Sometimes, it is because Kenya Power Company or REREC did not submit wayleave certificates. We need to have some harmony so that even as we look at costing, we do not lose money in a situation where the Government invests its money in a project which is not commissioned and, therefore, returns delay. Kenya Power Company and REREC should work like businesspeople where, once you invest, you follow through to see that you start earning from your investment. These are the delays that we are experiencing. Going forward, as Members of Parliament, we need not just to pass good laws here but also call out the implementing agencies so that they do what they are supposed to do within the stipulated time. With that, I have passed my point across and want to be generous with my time. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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