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    "content": "take Kenya 15 years. So, it is not something which you think of today and you do it tomorrow. It is a long process. When we were there, we managed to visit various sites, all to do with nuclear energy. We learnt how South Korea became a nuclear power house. We visited a company called Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction, which participates in every major power project in South Korea. They are involved in wind generation, power generation, then you combine cycle power plants, then water plants, casting and forgings and so on. These are the components which we need to make nuclear energy. We then visited Korean Hydro and Nuclear Power. We saw exactly how they do it. The first thing which we all must know is first safety, second safety and third safety. We also visited KINGS College, which stands for KEPCO International NuclearGraduate School . In this school, we interacted with ten Kenyans who are doing their masters in nuclear technology. We were very pleased to meet them. We had lunch with them. In fact, we spent the whole afternoon with them. The most impressive thing is that they come from all over the Republic of Kenya. Nowadays we talk about counties, but in the olden days, we would say that they come from every single province. These are young and extremely bright Kenyans. These are what we call the ‘vanguard’ of the Kenyan nuclear programme. They are our hope in nuclear technology. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we also went to see how they handle nuclear fuel. We went to Mau Penam site. We toured the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety where we saw how they approved their plans. This agency is independent and not under the so- called control of the Government. We were pleased and honoured that when we were there, we met the Minister in charge of their trade and industries and the nuclear programme who explained to us what exactly we, as a country, had to do to achieve 17,000 megawatts from a nuclear programme. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the nuclear programme is a 15 year programme. I believe we can achieve it because a thousand mile journey begins with one step. There are many students from Kenya on a full scholarship studying nuclear technology in South Korea. I think we can get the necessary tools and infrastructure from the South Korea Institute if we decide to go the nuclear way. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we made our recommendations when we came back. One of them is that we need to strengthen the Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board which is already in existence. It must undertake public education on nuclear energy to allay the fears of the wananchi or of any Kenyan on the pros and cons of nuclear energy. We need to seek technical support from Korea in capacity building for our nuclear programme. We need to set up institutions to manage Kenya’s nuclear power programme. We need grade analysis to determine the status of our existing grade vis-à-vis what will be required. We need site analysis because nuclear reactors need areas which have extreme high quantities of water. Mandera County may be left out on this, so Sen. Billow, you will be okay with your people. We believe Kenya and Korea need to enter into bilateral talks in order to enhance their relations. Finally, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to repeat this, and I keep on emphasizing this wherever I go, that if we want to become a middle income economy by 2030, we must embrace this technology. We now have oil from Tullow Oil. Geothermal"
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