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"speaker_name": "Mr. Keter",
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"content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Lamu East CDF purchased four generators to be used within Pate Island, within Lamu East Constituency. They made a request to the Ministry to provide a network. We installed the network to Faza, Swuda, Bwajumali and Kizingitini areas at a cost of Kshs36 million. The work was completed in December, 2007. We then informed Lamu East CDF on the pending implementation. We told them that the Ministry could not take over the project because it was an off-grid system. We made a request as to who will own the line, and we are still waiting for that. We are also waiting for the wiring to be done in the affected places, so that we can test the generators. So, unless we are informed, because this is a community-based project, the Ministry will not take it over. (b) On the measures the Ministry is taking to ensure that the constituency is adequately provided with electricity, we made a request in April, 2008, to all Members of Parliament. I now wish to report that to-date, Lamu East Constituency has not made any proposal on the five priority projects, which we are still awaiting. However, Lamu East is not the only constituency which has not submitted a proposal. There are other constituencies, which include the following:- Kikuyu, Gatundu North, Tetu, Mathira, Changamwe, Wundanyi, Lamu West, Lamu East, Kangundo, Mbooni, Saku, North Horr, Dujis, Fafi, Kitutu Chache, Turkana North, Nakuru Town and Narok South constituencies. I wish to ask the respective Members of Parliament to forward to us their five priority projects, so that we can implement them alongside others. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also wish to inform those who have forwarded their proposals to us that, by next week, they will have letters informing them which projects the Ministry will start implementing by next month."
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