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    "id": 301579,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/301579/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Ottichilo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for allowing me to make my contributions to this very important amendment Bill. First, I want to thank the Committee and Eng. Rege for bringing this amendment. This is very timely. Secondly, I want to thank the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) for a commendable work they have done in the distribution of electricity in our constituencies. This is a commendable job and now most of our constituencies have a supply of power. But the problem we have throughout the whole country is vandalism. The vandalism of transformers has become so rampant that electricity is installed in one week and the following week, the transformers are vandalized. This is a problem that is stifling the good work the REA is doing. Therefore, it is very important that we must come up with very punitive measures to ensure that those criminals involved in the vandalism of these important national installations are severely punished. I am particularly very happy that as regards the vandalism of transformers, those who will be involved in this criminal act will be fined not less than Kshs5 million or an imprisonment of ten years or both. This is very important. Also as regards the issue of fibre optic cables, this country is doing an excellent job in the installation of fibre optic cables throughout the country so that ICT is available to everybody because this is the engine of development in the 21st Century."
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