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    "id": 502870,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/502870/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon S.S. Ahmed",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 140,
        "legal_name": "Ahmed Shakeel Shabbir Ahmed",
        "slug": "shakeel-shabbir"
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    "content": "I know that it has now been going up to nearly US$5 billion. When you do this, and that is what South Koreans have done, we will be joining a club with Slovakia in East Europe. Slovakia and Kenya are more or less in the same base. If we join that club, we are not going to get that power at least until 2022. The question that we have to ask is whether we have US$5 billion to invest between now and 2017. My answer to that is that we do not. Let us talk about facts. Unless somebody is going to lend us the US$5 billion, we cannot do that. If they do that, what will we do about the Kenyans who are starving? The US$5 billion for an investment that will start operating in 2022 is a tall order. However, we should not take a negative view of that. I feel that we must take the gist of the Motion that renewable energy is the way forward. We must say that, that is something that we must take advantage of now. However, we must work towards nuclear power. The nuclear power, as I said has a number of problems. I am looking at the internet and I find that certain European countries have already raised concerns that if nuclear power is sighted offshore, it will be within striking distance of Somalia. If it is not offshore, it will come towards Kisumu on Lake Victoria, which in itself, is an environmental disaster. Otherwise, it will have to go towards Lake Turkana. I have a feeling that, as a country, as much as we would desire to have nuclear energy, we are honestly stuck. We feel that it is important for us to follow what is required now. Our people are hungry; we need employment and many other issues. So, I would not want to second this Motion in its entirety. We will be bringing some amendments. I feel that it is a good Motion, but it should not say either or the other. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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