{"id":208681,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/208681/?format=json","text_counter":115,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Eng. Okundi","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":344,"legal_name":"Philip Okoth Okundi","slug":"philip-okundi"},"content":"asked the Minister for Energy:- (a) whether he is aware that on the night of 27th November, 2006, a major fire outbreak occasioned by electric surge following a power blackout occurred on Plot No.1432/42 in Homa Bay Municipality causing extensive damage to property; (b) whether he is further aware that the victims have not been compensated despite their application to Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited on 19th February, 2007; and, (c) what action he has taken to ensure that the victims are compensated and to deal with frequent power surges and blackouts in Homa Bay Town and its environs."}