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    "id": 301560,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eng. Rege",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 135,
        "legal_name": "James Kwanya Rege",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, among the key changes introduced by the Bill are: (i) Introduction of stiffer penalties in both the Energy and Communications Act or conviction to a fine of not less than Kshs5 million or to imprisonment for a term of not less than ten years or both for a person who vandalises any electrical plant or equipment or telecommunication apparatus. (ii) Introduces offences of economic sabotage which its intent is to interfere with the management or the operation of the apparatus of licensee. (iii) Recognises the act of vandalism which is broadly defined in the interpretation. (iv) Introduces the new offence of tampering with intent to steal which is not there in the existing Act and also tampering with or stealing transformers or transformer oil which is also not captured in the existing statute of this Act. This will attract a conviction to a fine of not less than Kshs5 million or to imprisonment for a term of not less than ten years or both."
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