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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mandera East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Hussein Weytan",
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    "content": " Thank you very much Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I thank my colleagues and my Leader of the Minority Party for, at least, discussing this matter and making it a very important business of the House. We have had this problem for quite some years. Unfortunately, it became worse when some generators that were in Mandera were picked and taken to other parts of this country. I personally followed up this matter with the current Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Opiyo Wandayi. They have tried their best. This was a problem with Kenya Power, but the Cabinet Secretary, the Principal Secretary and the CEO called me to a meeting where we discussed and agreed to take three generators there. In fact, one was taken there two weeks ago. Unfortunately, it is not enough. We agreed in a meeting that they are going to give it to ENCOMM, a private-owned company for seven more megawatts. We already agreed on that in a meeting. I really appreciate the Cabinet Secretary, the Principal Secretary, Eng Siror, and CEO Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC), Dr Rose Mukalama. We have already agreed that they are going to deliver the generators in the next three weeks. Unfortunately, the problem has been there. People have been going to Bulahawa, the next town in Somalia, for cold water. That is not there right now. We have rationing, but it is not as bad as it was during the month of Ramadan. We expect the Ministry to move very fast to deliver the generators as quickly as possible so that the people of Mandera can no longer have issues of blackouts and rationing. Mandera Town is the Headquarter of Mandera County. That is where businesses of Mandera County happen. Unfortunately, when there is no power, nothing goes on. I appreciate that the Cabinet Secretary and the Permanent Secretary are doing something. They called the CEOs and agreed to give us seven more megawatts. I urge them to move with speed. 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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