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    "id": 788384,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/788384/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Hulufo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13348,
        "legal_name": "Hassan Oda Hulufo",
        "slug": "hassan-oda-hulufo-2"
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    "content": "I would like to appreciate that Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) where we come from, for quite a long time after Independence, we have not had access to electricity. I would like to appreciate the effort of our current President. In the first five years of his leadership, most of our rural areas managed to be connected to electricity. For example, in my constituency, most of the wards are connected. I am sure if this particular Bill is passed and we provide adequate resources for the various agencies which are mandated as per the provisions of this Bill to generate and distribute electricity, those areas that do not have electricity will have. I am impressed by the fact that the law provides clear provisions on the role of county governments in rural electrification. This is one of the gray areas. Most of our counties desire to participate in the energy sector, but the previous pieces of legislation were not clear on what their roles is. This particular Bill provides clear role for county governments vis-a-vis the role of the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Energy. The county government can regulate energy through courts, local regulations which will be mandated as per this Bill, if it is passed and The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}