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    "id": 21675,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Bahari",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abdul Bahari Ali Jillo",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to join my colleagues in supporting this Motion. Without the risk of repeating what has been said, one of the things that I really want to state categorically is that power is central to the development of any nation. If we cannot drive our machines, light our houses and do all that appertains to power, certainly, we will not go far. Indeed, one of the things which is threatening Kenya and Africa at large is unemployment. This can be sorted out through availability of cheap and reliable power. You know that power in this country is three times more expensive than the power in the countries in this region, for example, in Egypt and South Africa. The products from these countries find their way to Kenya because they are cheaper as a result of power. What have we basically done? We have exported employment to those countries in Africa and others in the world. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, locally, in the villages and other places at the county level without availability of cheap and reliable power, given the devolution in the current Constitution and the activities and resources that will be available there, we will not go far. We will not be able to develop those areas. It is, therefore, a right decision to move forward and borrow this money to ensure that we put power everywhere in this country. One of the things the Minister needs to watch out for is the issue of implementation of these projects. If these projects will be poorly implemented then power will be very expensive at the end of the day and it will make us uncompetitive or, perhaps, not as competitive as we want it to be. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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