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    "id": 509207,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Langat",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 384,
        "legal_name": "Benjamin Kipkirui Langat",
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    "content": "Having said that, hon. Speaker, the Jubilee Government is destined to deliver Vision 2030. That is a vision which was developed more than ten years ago. Now more than ever before, there is a promise to deliver that vision. What rings in the minds of all of us is the promise to triple the quality of electricity that is generated in this country. I want to answer those who are asking why we are increasing it two times. There is a proposal to triple the production of electricity from the current 1,500 megawatts to 5,000 megawatts in the next three years. What does that tell you? It means that we need money to invest. What does that give to Kenya? It promises to reduce the cost of electricity in this country by almost three times. We have always been rated globally as the worst in terms of the cost of doing business. This House is not ready to prevent that tripling of electricity. The Member for Kitui Central had an amendment before, but I am happy now that he is convinced that he will want to see his people of Kitui Central enjoying electricity, which is one-third of the cost as it is today. This Government has promised to do almost double the work on our roads. Three Governments have so far managed to do 15,000 kilometers of roads. We are saying that this time round we want to do 10,000 kilometers, which is almost double. I am very sure the Member for Balambala does not want this to happen 30 years from today. On the argument that we want to burden future generations, I am sure future generations will want to live and find perfect infrastructure in this country. So, I think the arguments which are being put across---"
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