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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nyachae",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Roads and Public Works",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 342,
        "legal_name": "Simeon Nyachae",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member is just demonstrating love for me, because his father was my greatest friend in 1958; in those years we used to be somewhere in Ruaraka together. So, I had better remind him that we are very good friends. However, the truth of the matter is that wherever we have a Rural Electrification Project (REP) project, the people in that area are benefiting. Let us do more work in this House to encourage the Ministry of Finance to give this Ministry more money. Let us encourage our development partners abroad, who have money for electrification, to come in, so that they can also support us. We want electricity to be installed all over the country. I feel very sad, and this is one area I want given priority. I would like this programme, which Mr. Raila mentioned, saying that he started it, completed. I visited those areas. I have friends there. Less than 50 per cent of the fish that comes out of the lake reaches the market due to lack of cold storage facilities, because of lack of electricity. If we can get millions of shillings from abroad, we can get a lot of fish, particularly from Rusinga and Mfangano areas, to the market and enrich those fellows. This is something which needs to be given greater attention. A project has been there, but it is taking a little longer. I know that the problem is not the technical people but rather lack of funds. That is why I am saying that this Ministry deserves more money. Projects like that one should be completed as soon as possible. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also like to appeal that the Minister considers, very seriously, reminding the Treasury that more money is needed for the ASAL areas, because the national grid does not reach there. So, bigger generators are needed, and those are separate projects which need time. I can see that the my time is running out, but I thank you for helping me to deal with this young man here. I beg to support."
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