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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lentoimaga",
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        "legal_name": "Alois Musa Lentoimaga",
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    "content": "have deadlines to ensure that all schools are connected to electricity. In areas which are not connected to the national grid, they have provided solar energy. That is a very commendable job. We encourage them to continue, so that by the end of this administration’s term, we can reach the threshold. Secondly, I also realise that in the next financial year they have provided money, so that shopping centres in our areas will be connected to electricity, especially in very dry areas which have solar energy. They will also have power stations for those centres. My concern is about geothermal power. Some of us from the north where we have vast unexploited and unexplored lands believe that we have the biggest source of geothermal power especially around Suguta Valley in my constituency. Almost half of my constituency has geothermal power that has not been exploited. The Government is moving very slowly in those areas. In my view, this Bill will go a long way in addressing some of the areas of great concern to ensure that we exploit geothermal power. However, this Bill will not address some of the issues like infrastructure in those areas, so that investors can reach the areas where geothermal power is at its peak. So, when the Bill comes to the Committee of the whole House, we need to provide a section that can deal with the provision of infrastructure. The other bit is the issue of conflict. Geothermal power is a very important asset for this country. Most of these areas have geothermal power apart from Nakuru which Hon. Kiuna has talked about, are not registered land. So, I can see conflict coming up when it comes to exploitation of this resource. The Bill is so big that we did not have enough time to go through it completely and understand everything.I know there is a tribunal, but we need to focus on conflict resolution between communities and even counties in terms of geothermal exploration and exploitation."
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