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    "id": 322448,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/322448/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Poghisio",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Information and Communications",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 202,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Losuron Poghisio",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I am about to respond, I take this opportunity to congratulate my colleague, hon. ole Katoo ole Metito and other colleagues who have just recently been appointed and wish them well in the Cabinet. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that the KBC television signal has been poor for viewers located five kilometres away from the transmitting site at Kanamkemer which is two kilometers from Lodwar Town. (b) The 500 Watts UHF transmitter serving Turkana County is located near Lodwar Town at Kanamkemer. The transmitter developed a technical problem in April this year. The problem was diagnosed to be a burnt component of the combiner which is part of the transmitter. The transmitter’s combiner combines three power amplifiers of the transmitter to give out the rated power of 500 Watts. The spare part was delivered on September 19th this year and was installed in the transmitter on 20th September this year. The transmitter is now doing 580 Watts. That is 80 Watts over and above rated 500 Watts. The spare combiner had to be imported and due to manufacturing logistics in Europe coupled with the August holidays, KBC tried to repair the combiner locally so as to remain on air as they wait for the delivery of the spare parts. After that repair, the combiner could only give an output power of 380 Watts against the rated 500 Watts. (c) KBC intends to replace the current analogue transmitter with a digital DVB- T2 transmitter in the ongoing---"
}