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    "id": 1590636,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you. I rise to request for a Statement on behalf of the Senator for Nairobi, Sen. Edwin Sifuna, which is a request for statement, on lack of electricity access in parts of Nairobi City County. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Energy on a matter of countywide concern regarding the continued lack of access to electricity in various neighborhoods across the Nairobi City County. Several areas across Nairobi continue to suffer from power deprivation, either due to prolonged disconnection, non-existent infrastructure or unexpected neglect. This situation has led to increased insecurity, stifled economic activity and deepened inequality in places that include- (1) Hospital Ward in Mathare Constituency, which has been without electricity for over four years; (2) Majengo Gorofani in Kamukunji Constituency, which has been in darkness for two-and-a-half years and yet residents still receive Kenya Power bills. (3) Korogocho Ward in Ruaraka Constituency where entire villages such as Ngomongo, Ngunyumu, Gitathuru, High Ridge, Grogon A, Grogon B, Korogocho A, Korogcho B and Nyayo remain unconnected; (4) Reri Gateway, Simba Cool Zone and Bantu Zone in Kwa Reuben Ward of Embakasi South, where residents continue to live without any access to electricity. Therefore, in this Statement, the Committee should address the following- (1) The plans in place by Kenya Power to reconnect electricity to Hospital Ward in Mathare Constituency, which has been without power for four years; (2) The current status and timeline for reconnecting Majengo Gorofani in Kamukunji Constituency where residents have lived in darkness for two-and-a-half years and yet they continue to be billed; (3) Whether there are concrete plans by Kenya Power to connect the unserved villages in Korogocho Ward, Ngomongo, Ngunyumu, Gitathuru, High Ridge, Grogon A and Grogon B, Korogocho A and Korogocho B and Nyayo; and the areas of Reri Gateway, Simba Cool Zone and Bantu Zone in Kwa Reuben Ward, Embakasi. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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