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    "id": 208682,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/208682/?format=api",
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kiunjuri",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Energy",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Festus Mwangi Kiunjuri",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that on 27th November, 2006, a report was received by the Kenya Power and Lighting Company, Emergency Services, on the incident that had occurred on Plot No.1432/42 in Homa Bay causing extensive damage to property. The Emergency Services promptly responded by visiting the site and disconnecting the supply cables for safety purposes. However, the damage caused by the fire was very extensive and, therefore, it was not possible to conclusively determine the cause immediately. (b) Yes, I am further aware that the victims have not been compensated despite their application to the Kenya Power and Lighting Company on 19th February, 2007, on the same. However, I would like to point out that due to the nature of the incident, the case is being investigated by the Legal Department of the company and their insurers in order to establish the cause. I am, therefore, unable to promise any compensation at this juncture as investigations are still in progress. Any claims for compensation, therefore, will be dependent on the outcome of the said investigations. (c) The reliability of supply has significantly been affected by the ongoing rapid expansion of the distribution network under the Rural Electrification Programme (REP). Currently, the entire area is being served by an over-stretched 33-KV network covering more than 800 kilometres, which has resulted in poor quality of supply. In order to improve the quality of supply to Homa Bay and its environs, a number of reinforcement schemes are currently in various stages of implementation. Those measures include the construction of a 132-KV transmission line from 3220 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 15, 2007 Chemosit to Kisii Town and associated transformer capacity scheduled for commissioning by September, 2008. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is my hope that completion and commissioning of the new 33-KV high voltage line, by September 2007, currently under construction, will go a long way in somewhat to improve the reliability for electricity supply in this area, until the Chemosit to Kisii Town line is completed."
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