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    "content": "In Clause 7, the Bill proposes an obligation on the part of the Government of Kenya to ensure the provision of energy in all areas of the Republic of Kenya. That is a very important provision, so that we do not have skewed provision of services that we have seen in the past in this country that has denied many areas in this country certain economic drivers like energy. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Part Three is quite extensive. Clauses 9 all the way to 71 establish a number of energy sector institutions. The first one is in Clause 9. It establishes the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) which is the regulator in this industry where there is licensing to be done. It is the ERC which is supposed to do that. It is composed of the leadership and governance structure of the ERC, et cetera . Allow me also to highlight Clause 24 that provides for administrative justice. If the ERC makes a decision, whoever is unhappy with the decision may appeal to the Energy and Petroleum Tribunal (EPT) which is established under Clause 26. So, you have the tribunal and the commission. There is also the Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) established under Clause 42 and it has two functions. The first one is to promote electrification of rural areas which is now currently being undertaken by the Rural Electrification Authority (REA). More than that, the mandate has been enlarged so that that corporation will also deal with renewable energy. For laymen like Hassan Omar, renewable energy refers to non-fossil energy. That is energy that is not from fossil or hydrocarbons, if you like. This is energy generated from natural non-depleting resources such as solar, wind, biomass---"
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