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    "content": "I want to support this Motion with passion. This is because liberalization is in our hearts. If you compare Kenya Power and the defunct Kenya Posts and Telecommunication (KPTC), you will see the reason why we should support this Motion. There was a time when the then KPTC was given an opportunity to liberalize, move forward and generate more income from the market. However, that corporation lost the opportunity between 2000 and 2001. This was the case, yet it controlled the airwaives. Safaricom Limited and other mobile phone operators overtook the KPTC; as a result very many Kenyans lost their jobs because they were retrenched. I propose that this Motion should be fast-tracked, so that the Kenya Power does not behave the same way the defunct KPTC did. There are very many sources of power in this country. In northern Kenya, we have geothermal, wind, solar and even nuclear energy. This is the case yet the Government has not ventured into these other sources of energy. We will be able to exploit the other sources of power if we liberalize power generation and distribution. So, this Motion has come at the right time. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is a big problem travelling to northern Kenya, especially where I come from. This is more so in Samburu North. Kenya Power has installed only one generator in Baragoi, which can hardly supply power to 100 consumers. There is always power failure during the evening hours; in fact, there is power surge throughout nights. This is the case yet we have people who have television sets and posho mills. These people cannot use their equipment because of power failure. Even students in secondary schools are unable to revise, especially during examination period because of power failure. Even Safaricom Limited, which people hold close to their hearts because of easy communication, is unable to expand; it is expensive to expand without power. So, this Motion is important and we need to fast- tract it, so that we can liberalize power generation and power distribution. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support the Motion."
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