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    "content": "and Bogoria. It will be good also to exploit various ideas and move forward to see how those can also be enhanced in the long-term. I think that the idea is to encourage the development and utilization of geothermal energy and look at the disadvantages and problems that exist and how those can be looked into and rectified, moving forward. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as the previous speaker has said, also in the Report, they talk about familiarizing themselves with the operations of KenGen, but also looking at geothermal, thermal, hydro and wind power sources. But throughout the rest of the Report, it is only the geothermal energy that has been emphasized on. The potential for hydro and wind power sources has not really been brought out. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, various other issues also come out from the Report, for example, the issue of interventions from the Committee Members and the problem of the road infrastructure. For example, there is already a road that was built by KenGen and the recommendation from the Senators is that they should seek compensation and a return of that road back to the community. I think this means that they have to engage in some sort of negotiation, because overall, there seems to be a problem between how they are handling corporate social responsibility and sometimes the way it backfires. There should be a clear way and sense of how they move forward in terms of corporate social responsibilities. Adequate corporate social responsibility in terms of investors and communities and how they engage is what will reduce the friction that we see in various areas in terms of communities and how they respond to those specific investors. One of the recommendations that has been given; that leaders should liaise with investors to make sure corporate social responsibility is addressed appropriately, is something that I support. My feeling is that there is not much being done for the local communities. KenGen has given reasons for this. It has given reasons in terms of insecurity in the area. Previously, there was a school that was run by the company. However, this one is no longer operational. That is a dangerous front. What you engage and disengage is very important. It becomes very difficult when expectations are not met. It also becomes an issue of making promises that we cannot keep. Moving forward, in terms of the other sites that we need to visit, the Committees need to give long-term recommendations in terms of corporate social responsibility (CRS) and making sure that there is nothing that will create problems. The Committee has also made various recommendations that are good. Wells that have already been identified to generate electricity should be put into immediate use. We have also seen instances where the electricity is being wasted. The Government should move with speed and look for innovative ways. This Report, in terms of engagement with the sector, will move us to the next level. With those comments, I support."
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