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    "id": 400845,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/400845/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Krop Lonyangapuo",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I am sure we have all heard from the Senator that we have a lot of potential compared to other areas yet the technology for solar comes from where there is no sunlight. We could have sent our engineers, young brilliant Kenyans to go and learn. We could put aside money, as appropriately as possible, for counties such as Isiolo, Marsabit, Turkana, West Pokot and many Ukambani counties where there is sun shine from dawn to dusk. We could harvest this energy. Around Lake Turkana, we could take advantage of the winds for wind power. The same applies to the hills of West Pokot and Mt. Kenya where we could harness wind power. As we get reports from the committees, such as this one, where we are hearing what people did, we should be able to translate the same and say: “Can we harness these ideas, some used in the nuclear projects, and translate them to the use for solar energy, which is available in this country?” We could also further harness wind, hydro and geothermal power generation. Madam Temporary Speaker, what is lacking in Kenya and we must face this head on, is that in Vision 2030, we talk of three pillars; the social, economic and political pillars. The political pillar in this country is messing up all the other pillars. If we have to move on, then we must have a Kenyan version of the Lee Kwan Yew vision. We have a The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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