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    "id": 630282,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Rege",
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        "legal_name": "James Kwanya Rege",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. I stand to support this Bill. First, I commend the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum for the splendid work it has done over the years. From the beginning of the 10th Parliament, there was hardly any rural electrification existing in Kenya. Today, almost all schools in the country have electric energy. I commend the Ministry for the good work it has done. Energy is important in our lives at all times. Whether you like it or not, we need it in hospitals, schools and even our own homes. Talking about this document, I see that the Cabinet Secretary is now mandated to respond to licence requests within 14 days. That never existed. I know of some requests that have taken as long as three to four years without being responded to. I appreciate that this has been explicitly mentioned in this Bill. In the past, the Ministry was giving its parastatals money due to them, but it was still keeping some money to do other work that was meant for the parastatals. I believe that this document will explicitly leave the Ministry to perform its own functions as spelt out in the Constitution, and that is only to deal with regulatory and policy issues and leave other work for its parastatals. I want to talk about the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation. This Bill has created a Renewable Energy Resource Advisory Committee which is composed of:- (i) The Principal Secretary in the Ministry for the time being responsible for energy and petroleum. (ii) The CEO of the corporation or his representatives, who shall be the secretary. (iii) The Managing Director of Geothermal Development Company. (iv) The Managing Director of Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen). (v) The Attorney-General. (vi) The Principal Secretary of the National Treasury and; (vii) The Principal Secretary in the Ministry for the time being responsible for matters relating to natural resources. 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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