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    "id": 21678,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ethuro",
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        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to support. In supporting this Motion, I really want to commend the Minister for Energy, my good friend, hon. Murungi, for the sincerity he demonstrated and the leadership in this matter. In fact, when we started these investigations, we were extremely hostile as the Committee on Energy, Communication and Information. We were prepared not to yield a single inch because we know that this Government will always borrow for other purposes. However, the Minister and his team came and appeared before us and all the information and documents that we sought were given. We were satisfied that this money will be put to good use, especially knowing that generating electricity is very critical in our development process. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the concerns we had was: Why should we be giving guarantees to KenGen which has 30 per cent private ownership? Why would we be guaranteeing public money to a company which had a private component, while GDC is 100 per cent Government owned? So, these are the kind of considerations. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want the Deputy Leader of Government Business not to get excited because now that we are passing this Motion, the rest will be a matter of cause. No! We will subject every guarantee as per the law to the same process. The Deputy Leader of Government Business will be well informed to inform all the relevant Ministers to behave like hon. Murungi, who was available and gave us the information. He openly discussed with us even the challenges he had within the Ministry and made some decisions while sitting with us; that all the wells will be taken to GDC and KenGen should just remain with the purpose for which it was established under the law."
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