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    "id": 1564223,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okiya Omtatah",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Energy on a matter of national concern regarding the handing over of a massive cooking gas handling facility to a private firm. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has been left counting losses amounting to millions of shillings after its plan to develop a 30,000 metric tonne Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) facility in Mombasa, aimed at making gas more affordable and accessible to consumers was halted. The project will now be undertaken by a private firm, Asharami Synergy, leaving KPC to bear the costs of preparatory work already completed. Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited has now announced that it will lease 23.19 acres of its land to Asharami Synergy on a 31-year lease to develop, operate and maintain the plant. In the Statement, the Committee should address the following- (1) Reasons why the plan by the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) to develop the cooking gas handling facility in Mombasa was quashed and the project handed over to Asharami Synergy, which is a subsidiary of Sahara Group of Nigeria. (2) Circumstances leading to the decision by the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum to hand over the gas handling facility to Asharami Synergy rather than allowing KPC to undertake the project. (3) Whether Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited (KPRL) followed the law and the laid-down procedures in leasing the 23.19 acres of the pipeline land on which the facility lies, to the said firm. (4) The process of selection of a company to develop the gas handling facility, including details on all received proposals, as well as the justification for contracting Asharami Synergy to construct and operate the facility on a 31-year lease. (5) How KPC plans to recover the Kshs192.64 million taxpayers' money brought out during the office of the Auditor-General's review of the KPC's financial results for the year ending June, 2024, that was spent in undertaking studies, including demand survey, environmental and social impact assessment, front-end engineering designs and the estimated cost of the project."
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