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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I come from the western side of the Mau Forest. From this Mau arise three very important rivers. These rivers have an altitude of 2,200 metres and move down to the Kano Plains and reach up to 1600 metres. This is a drop of about 600 metres of massive amounts of water. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is a lot of energy and I am sure it can be utilized if appropriate laws are put in place. A community along these rivers in Bomet County called Iriap Maina has actually generated electricity by tapping the energy in these rivers. The only problem that they have at the moment from maximizing the benefits from these rivers is the existing by-laws as regards to the sale of electricity. The by-laws existing state that you need to generate a certain amount of electricity to be able to sell to the national grid. This young group of enthusiastic residents along these rivers has actually generated about 500 kilowatts and this is inadequate. So, it cannot meet the requirements of the by-laws which exist. So, I am grateful that this Motion has been brought so that even the by-laws which are governing the sale of commodities arising from efforts from"
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