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    "content": "I would like to say this, if we stop the monopoly of Kenya Power, then we are going to have competition. Once we have competition, everything will become better, effective and efficient. People will become innovative and creative services will be offered in a better way. Right now, we know that at the end of every year, Kenya Power brags about the amount of money they have made from Kenyans. When they are making this amount of money, it is Kenyans who usually suffer at the expense of Kenya Power making a lot of profit. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is a lot of corruption in Kenya Power. At times they disconnect you power only because they want to connect it with a lot of money and they tend to frustrate you. But if we have a competitor, another firm or another industry or company offering the same service, we will find that they will definitely treat their clients well and they will respect them. Right now, when Kenya Power knows that it is the only firm that offers this service, it can frustrate industries. You can see industries that make a lot of money going without power the entire day. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, also for the Jubilee Government, we have said that we want to offer our youth a lot of job opportunities. At the grassroots, the youth there do activities like wielding, running salons and barber shops. Without power they cannot do business. With Kenya Power as a monopoly, power is very expensive and people tend to steal it. So, to avoid this, we should go ahead and allow other companies to offer the same product and with this, all of us are going to be very happy. When mobile phone services were being offered by one service provider; we were charged a lot of money for a phone call. When other firms came in, we are doing very well in this country. So, I support the Motion."
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