{"id":168354,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/168354/?format=json","text_counter":432,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Murungi","speaker_title":"The Minister for Energy","speaker":{"id":93,"legal_name":"Kiraitu Murungi","slug":"kiraitu-murungi"},"content":" Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with regard to price control and advice from the NESC, I want to state that, indeed, under the Energy Act, the Minister has power to regulate the prices of petroleum products. However, the law does not apply in a vacuum. It takes into account the economic, social and political circumstances prevailing in a country in which it is being implemented. What the NESC requested us to do is to explore market mechanisms of regulating those prices. I am now working with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to see Fe bruary 3, 2009 PARLIAMENTAR Y DEBATES"}