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    "id": 424027,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omondi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Godliver Nanjira Omondi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Today, I am so happy that you are able to call out all my three names. Thank you so much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute towards this very important Motion; and I want to support it because for sure Kenyans are incurring a lot of expenses when it comes to power, especially for the rural schools. Most rural schools are not able to carry out their lessons during odd hours, like the evening lessons, simply because they do not have electricity. I think if this Report is adopted, it is going to be the turning point where power generation is going to reach out to local people, and it is going to help even parents who have their children in learning institutions in local or rural areas. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to support this Motion because when it comes to the bills which Kenyans are paying, especially the common Kenyan citizen who may not be in employment, and they must use electricity for their day to day activities or for their domestic use, I think they are not able to make it because of the expenses and the bills that are too high. Mr. Speaker, Sir, getting electricity in homes is somehow expensive, and I think it is because of the logistics that are attached to it that makes it impossible for Kenyans to afford electricity in their homes. This leads to a lot of deforestation, simply because many Kenyans are using charcoal and firewood. I think if this Report is adopted and the implementers make use of it, it is going to help the larger population of Kenya to have power even at the lowest levels of the living standards, and this is going to reduce the high cost of fuel and reduce deforestation, which will lead to improved living standard for Kenyan people. That way, we are going to give ourselves credit because they will remember that under the Constitution and under Devolution, their living standards changed simply because we did something commendable that changed their lives. With those few remarks, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to support this Motion."
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