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    "id": 627989,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Krop Lonyangapuo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to second this Motion as presented by the Chairperson of the Committee. There are many issues that have been raised. As he said, some of the issues have been raised even to the Treasury. When you talk about enabling national policies and programmes, what comes out very clearly is that there are functions that have been devolved. Any such functions should no longer be held by the national Government as already stated in the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution. For example, since health has been devolved, it is not good for the national Government to continue holding and keeping more money in the Treasury and yet the functions have gone to the ground. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on page 6, item 6, we are stressing on energy renewal and that we need to put more emphasis on solar and wind power. You note that we have plenty of sunshine in Kenya and many of our counties can use it. This point is very clear for county governments and the national Government to undertake.Some of our towns and cities need lighting during the night. It is not good that we continue using this expensive power and yet we can put more money into power generation. That is why it talks about setting aside money for solar and wind power. Some counties, without knowing what they are doing, have decided to buy these huge masks and they do not benefit in the evening because nobody uses them for business. If you go to Lodwar where there is plenty of sunshine, you will find an entire mast of electricity power that goes to waste during the night. In my town of Kapenguria, we have six of them which nobody is using and a lot of money is paid per month. So, it will need to encourage tapping of solar and wind power. Again, if you look at page 6, item 7, the report talks about our Committee seeking additional funds to enhance programmes for Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) areas that keep livestock. Today, people who live in these counties depend on livestock and their lives entirely rotate on the animals. It is a pity that we have not given them additional The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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