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    "id": 463867,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/463867/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Musau",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2440,
        "legal_name": "Vincent Musyoka Musau",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, Kenya’s power requirements are fairly high while suppliers lack demand partly due to high dependence on hydro power which is prone to vagaries of weather and partly due to the delays in bringing new capacity on stream. Furthermore, the public sector is constrained for resources and cannot on its own provide all the capacity needed to develop Kenya. Consequently and in order to keep pace with the growing demand, it has been necessary to contract IPPs to fill the gap which KenGen’s balance cannot be able to sustain. Hon. Deputy Speaker, as to the reason for KenGen to continue purchasing power from one supplier instead of tendering again for new players in the market, the Committee established that KenGen does not purchase power from IPPs, it is a competitor to IPPs. Under Kenya’s single buyer market, KPC purchases power from power producers namely, KenGen which is the public sector producer and from six IPPs namely, IberAfrica with a capacity of 108.5 megawatts, Tsavo with 74 megawatts, Rabai with 90 megawatts, Imenti with 0.3 megawatts, Mumias with 26 megawatts and Thika Power with 87 megawatts, which is undergoing commissioning tests in readiness for commercial operation."
}