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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Motion. Rural electrification is very important if this country is to move on. The Rural Electrification Programme (REP) had not spread in very many places. For example, in my constituency, two locations do not have electricity. That means that the secondary schools and markets do not have it, and that denies those areas Jua Kali jobs. So, I appeal to the Minister to look into that. August 14, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3157 Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also like to appeal to the Government to give more resources to the Ministry so that we can have more places in the rural areas getting electricity, especially in secondary schools and markets. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to turn to the idea of fuel energy, particularly for domestic use. It is becoming a major constraint starting from kerosene to other types of fuel at home. For example, an area like Budalang'i, which has been flooded, the major constraint is lack of energy. Even if people are given relief food, they have no way of cooking it. The Ministry should address the issue of alternative energy sources starting with the God-given solar energy, which is for free and the wind energy, which is there. It could also look at alternatives like energy from sunflower. There are generators which can use fuel harnessed from sunflower at one litre per hour to generate energy. That kind of energy can also be used in the manufacturing industry. The Ministry of Energy should look into such sources of energy, especially in areas where rural electrification is unlikely to reach. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we need to save our environment. It is by using alternative sources of energy that we can save our environment. In many areas, women and the girl child spend a lot of hours fetching firewood. By doing this, they degrade the environment. We, therefore, need alternative sources of energy to save the environment. At this rate, Kenya will become a desert unless we do something to arrest the situation. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, biogas could be used very well. It can be got from biological waste such as rice husks, coffee husks and all manner of biological waste that is not utilised, but which can be transformed into charcoal instead of everybody trying to cut down trees to get firewood or charcoal. I would like to add my voice to the question of contractors. Some of the contractors get so many contracts that they do not finish their work. It takes three or more years to get a dispensary electrified. May I appeal to the officers in the Ministry of Energy to look at this matter. You will hear the same project being repeated over and over again. Could the Ministry have a plan to allocate a certain number of projects to every constituency? Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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