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    "id": 424133,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sijeny",
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        "legal_name": "Judith Achieng Sijeny",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to contribute. I wish to support this Motion. I also thank the Committee for a job well done. I have seen the Report and it is very thorough. The reason I support it is because Kenya is not doing so well as concerns the generation of power or electricity. I believe that, that is why we call ourselves a Third World country. Kenya used to rely heavily on agriculture, but naturally agriculture is not doing so well. We have seen areas like the neighbouring Kiambu County where we used to pass and find coffee plantations. Most of them have been replaced with buildings. We have also seen farmers uprooting tea bushes because they are no longer doing well. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support this Motion because this is a plan “B” to the people of Kenya. Once there is power generated at a low cost, availability of electricity even within the rural areas, where it is also dearly needed, will mean that there will be improved ways of cultivating agriculture generally and utilizing the geothermal resources, as is clearly indicated in this Report. That means creation of wealth amongst others. It also means capacity building for the local people. They will come up with more resources within the society and learn new ways of doing things. As my colleague, Sen. 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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