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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, once we have independent and liberalized power providers, who will distribute it, we will have a clear benchmark on the quality of work and cost efficiency. The Kenya Power has increased the connection fee from Kshs35,000 to Kshs75,000. Are we gaining efficiency, or are we going backwards as a county? These are the questions that need to be answered. The response time to failure is another benchmark that we will set. I come from a telecommunications background, where availability is 99.99 per cent of service. This is not achieved by doing the same thing all the time. It is high time Kenya Power came out of the woods and approached issues in a systematic and scientific manner. It should approach things in a way that is geared towards achieving our target as opposed to just having activities being carried on every other day. This will not be achieved without unearthing the rot in the Kenya Power. The rot in Kenya Power, corruption, issues to do with independent power providers and illegal connectivity--- There are some cartels that are hidden from the top management of Kenya Power, who do connection in villages. We have power providers in slum areas who do not pay for their power to any of the organized sectors. In essence, these cartels become power providers but do not pay the source of their power. This is one of the leakages that need to be addressed."
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