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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Bunyasi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Sakwa Bunyasi",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. I have sentiments which are very similar to those of the hon. Member who has just spoken; this is a well intended Motion. It is targeting things in the right areas of concern. Energy production is crucial to overall development and achievement of our Vision 2030 goals. However, the way it is crafted it will leave out a lot else that can contribute to the lowering of costs finally. However, I would like to say that, indeed, if we take it bit by bit, anything that will be done to enable KP, or similar end of the spectrum entity to operate more cheaply, will be very welcome. Breaking the monopoly of KP is one way of lowering cost; we realise that KP is one of many other bodies that require very significant reforms. The last speaker touched on the issue of cartels and this is a major area. As you know, what has happened to Kipevu I and Kipevu II has been in the Press and it has been as a result of misgovernance. There were huge costs attached to those projects that we are still paying today, but that we did not need to have paid. I think that the Mover will infuse into his proposal the point that he mentioned in his deliberations with the Departmental Committee on Energy, Communications and Information, of which he is a member. This is so that we can begin to deal very forthrightly and decisively with the power sector. The power sector is like banking in a nation. It is a lot more important than other sectors. It is extremely crucial. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, secondly, much as we might wish to compare similar things, I think that power supply can be a motivation for digitalisation of equipment, including our laptops but not the other way round. I expect to see the Government come out with a much more comprehensive power sector reform strategy that is going to be able to guide us towards achieving Vision 2030. Some of the advantages of the offshoots of successful power supply would be the digitalisation that we are talking about. If you look at the quantum of costs, you cannot start with the little benefit and think that it will attack the bigger one. This is not a sector where public sector"
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