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    "id": 535277,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/535277/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Makenga",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1650,
        "legal_name": "Richard Makenga Katemi",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, having noted that Kenya is listed as the eighth largest producer of geothermal power, geothermal generation has also been involved in scandals in terms of procurement. There have been very serious scandals namely; the Geothermal Development Corporation (GDC) has been on the spot for having irregular dealings in procurement and failure to meet capacity targets. This was noted during some audit where a company by the name China Petroleum Technology and Development Corporation got a contract worth Kshs6 billion to set up three rigs while the original tender bid was for two rigs. The tender was awarded without the board‟s knowledge and approval. This shows that there is a magnitude of corruption in the GDC. Currently, the ongoing drilling programme in Menengai and Nakuru secured huge loans without the board‟s approval. So far Kshs60 billion has been spent on drilling of some wells. Some of the wells never produced even a single megawatt. That has put this country in a very precarious position because the anticipated 105 megawatts was never realized. That target was never realized as at 2014."
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