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    "content": "As if that is not enough, the area that I come from is the most insecure. If there was electricity distributed there, this would actually reduce insecurity. When our people see power they will know that what they are doing can be seen. So, distribution of power in these areas will help curb insecurity. I have seen a situation where there is a surgery taking place in a hospital. There was power interruption and so a patient had to lose life. People in arid areas have suffered as a result of lack of power. This is the time when we need supply of power to be liberalized just the way the communications has been liberalized. It is only in this way that the arid areas will access electricity. I can tell you of a scenario that is so pathetic. Turkwell Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station exists. There is a village that is next to it called Lorokol. However, this village does not have power. I have not known the reason up to now. The issue of monopoly is political. The moment we liberalize power distribution we will be fair to all Kenyans. Power distribution should not be a preserve of one organization. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to give you another scenario to confirm that we really deserve these services. Where I come from, Turkana County--- I emphasize that because it is the most disadvantaged area in this nation. Since we now have devolution, I think we also need to devolve power to ensure that we are devolution compliant. There is no way we can achieve devolution if we have not devolved power. Power comes from Turkana. Now instead of that power benefitting the people who are there, it goes to benefit people who live 100 kilometres away. That is unfair. We have now discovered that wind power, geothermal power and oil come from arid areas. One way in which we can acknowledge these areas is by ensuring that we provide services to them. Power is generated by KenGen in Turkana County, but people in Nairobi get that power before the people who are where it is generated enjoy it. It is unfair. With liberalization, we will be assured that even the remotest village in this nation will get power. I know people from arid areas are very poor and they cannot afford this power. I think this liberalization will actually make them afford the power. A person from a poor village cannot raise Kshs35,000. We wanted it to be such that if one gave out a goat or a camel then they are given power. This is because that is what we have. I beg to support."
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