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    "id": 634093,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/634093/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula",
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    "content": "like giving with one hand and taking with the other hand. When people are being supplied with power, it should not be too expensive. Sometimes that is what makes people fail to pay their bills. This Bill establishes various authorities and under Clause 11, the Energy Regulatory Authority (ERA) is established. It has power to license, revoke and review tariffs. Its function is addressed as regulating the upstream and downstream services. The Bill establishes the Energy Tribunal which will be responsible for adjudicating disputes and the rural electrification renewable energy. We have been using very expensive ways of tapping energy especially when we depend on hydro-electricity and that is why we have power blackouts all the time. If we explore other sources of energy supply like wind, solar and other renewable sources of energy, it will be cheaper and environmentally clean. This is also a cheaper alternative because it does not require a lot of resources for investment. It will provide an alternative source of energy instead of depending on hydro-electricity. Sometimes when there is drought, we run out of options and we keep on having blackouts. This Bill seeks to bring together the energy sector. Oil has been discovered in some parts of this country and the Bill needs to address the issue where the CS comes up with a policy that will stipulate how oil will be extracted and distributed without creating conflicts between the Government, county governments and the local communities. Oil has been a major source of conflict in many countries in Africa that have it. We should carefully address this issue so that we do not end up having similar problems we see in countries like Nigeria and our neighbour, South Sudan. This is a progressive Bill and I believe that amalgamating the energy sector will address many issues. I wish to support."
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