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    "id": 366905,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kamau",
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        "legal_name": "Jamleck Irungu Kamau",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. On 6thJune, 2013 the hon. Member for Kacheliba Constituency, hon. Mark Lomunokol, requested a Statement from the Departmental Committee on Energy, Communications and Information regarding the delay in completion of an electrification project by the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) in Kacheliba Constituency. We undertook as a Committee that we would give a report within two weeks, and that report is here with me today. The Committee summoned the Managing Director (MD) of Kenya Rural Electrification Authority on the 18th June, 2013 to appear before it and answer to the Member’s requests. Hon. Speaker, Sir, I wish to report to the House as follows: The Committee established that electrification of Alale District Headquarters is being implemented by Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) on behalf of the Ministry of Energy and REA; therefore, supplying power to the headquarters is the mandate of Kenya Rural Electrification Authority as was implied in the request for a Statement by the hon. Member. The MD of REA was accompanied by an officer from the KPLC, who appeared before us on behalf of the MD and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the KPLC. He gave responses to our queries. Hon. Speaker, from the outset we want to inform this House that the Committee accepted the apologies of the KPLC for having not completed the project two and a half years since the contract was awarded. The scope of the project involved the construction of 66 kilometres of 33KV overhead lines, establishing six distribution transformers, a total of 2.2 kilometres single phase and 3.5 kilometre three phase low voltage lines, installation of 130 service cables and the value of the project was Kshs73 million. Construction of the project commenced on 15th December, 2011. Hon. Speaker, the logistics of the materials delivery for the first six months resulted in slow progress because there were some bridges that were washed away by the rains, and sand accumulation on the roads hindered progress. Concerns about security in the run up to the elections on the part of the contractor, Frontier General Agencies, resulted in more delay. Implementation of the project will be reviewed to hasten completion. This will allow for the completion of the project by December 2013. The Committee also tasked both the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) and Rural Electrification Authority (REA) to do a systems analysis of all the projects and asses the requirements. This will enable the Committee to know which of the power projects are being implemented by which agencies. Thank hon. Speaker, Sir and I beg to lay this Report on the Table of the House."
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