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    "id": 1554774,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Mohamed",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, the issue of power in Mandera has been a problem since Independence. The county or the town used to be served by IPPs. They had served them for the last 30 years. Those IPPs were withdrawn without any reason and some Chinese generators were taken there. I am sorry to say that. I am not saying they are substandard, but we know what I mean. Hon. Speaker, it is shameful that more than 60 years since Independence certain parts of the country are not connected to the national grid. What equalises Kenyans today is electricity, roads, healthcare, and education. In that area, education is wanting because teachers have left. Students from that place come to the University of Nairobi by the grace of God. It is now more than 60 years, but as a country, we have not connected the two counties of Wajir and Mandera to the national electricity grid. And you know what? They are neighbouring Ethiopia which sells very cheap power to Kenya. They can be connected from Isiolo County or Meru County but it looks like there is no focus. People may think there is no economic value in connecting them to the national grid. Eighty per cent of the meat we consume in this country comes from that region. Kenya is number three in Africa in the number of livestock that people own. Nigeria and Ethiopia are the only ones ahead of us. We have 30 million herds of animals. It is urgent for this House to The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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